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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. Where does the woman in Story Thirty-seven set a fire?

2. What does the Friar in Story Forty-four say the church was built on?

3. Whom is the husband kissing in Story Fifty-four?

4. What does the cheap man in Story Fifty-two think he is stealing?

5. What is done to the Priest in Story Forty-one when what he does to a girl is discovered?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the maid in Story Sixty-nine trick her master into doing?

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

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

4. Why does the Lord in Story Fifty-seven keep a glove on his cloak?

5. What does the preoccupied man do when his wife in imprisoned?

6. Why did the lady in Parlamente's seventh tale reject a suitor?

7. What does Friar De Vale do when asked to cure a girl of her laziness?

8. Why was Rolandine's castle originally built?

9. Why does the husband of the wild wife get illegally married?

10. How does the lady in Story Fifty-nine get her husband to take her to court in style?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How are the ideas of infidelity different today than they were at the time of this book?

Essay Topic 2

Fear is a major motivating factor for a number of characters in this book. Which characters are most affected by this, and what are some of the different ways this fear is manifested?

Essay Topic 3

Diversity and discrimination are two major and related themes in this book. Where do these themes appear, and how do they work together to propel the tone of the book?

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