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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the soldier nap next to in Story Sixty-five?

2. With whom is the Friar De Vale in love?

3. What rescues the woman abandoned in Story Sixty-seven?

4. Who finds out about what the Priest in Story Forty-one does to a girl?

5. Who built Rolandine's castle?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the discussion about after Longarine's fourth story?

2. How is the man in Story Thirty-seven saved from a fire, and what happens after this?

3. What is strange about Longarine's tale in Story Sixty-two?

4. Why does Jean Pierre's lover finally accept his advances?

5. How are the priest and the Friar discovered in their crime?

6. Why does the man in Dagoucin's seventh story get out of attending a dinner party with the King?

7. How do Jean Pierre and his lover die?

8. When does the narrative stop? Why?

9. What is the story of the Countess about?

10. What does the will in Story Fifty-five declare?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Human nature is a strong symbol and theme in this book. Where does this symbol appear, and what role does it play in the book?

Essay Topic 2

The pursuit of happiness was a common theme found in this book. What stories embodied this theme, and how did that pursuit affect the characters involved?

Essay Topic 3

The separation of classes is quite a significant theme in this book. What are these classes, and how does this separation affect the characters belonging to them?

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