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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After the wedding, the bride's mother brings her into the bed chamber. What does she recognize?
(a) Le Fresne's face.
(b) The ring on her daughter's finger.
(c) The veil.
(d) The fine cloth on the bed.

2. What does the princess tell her lover to do?
(a) Talk to her father and work out a compromise.
(b) Go to her aunt for a potion to give him the strength to carry her up the mountain.
(c) Train for the climb.
(d) Climb the mountain.

3. What rumor does one wife spread about having twins?
(a) It is the result of having had sex with two different men.
(b) Her twins will fight one another.
(c) It is a sign of the devil.
(d) It is unnatural.

4. What does Bisclavret admit to his wife?
(a) He is unhappy in his marriage.
(b) He has a mistress.
(c) He is a vampire.
(d) He is a werewolf.

5. The beautiful woman tells Lanval of her love for him and. How does Lanval respond?
(a) He laughs at her.
(b) He professes his love for her.
(c) He turns and runs away.
(d) He is hesitant.

Short Answer Questions

1. Fearing they will be discovered, what does Guigemar's love do to the tail of his shirt?

2. Who falls in love with Le Fresne and convinces her to come away with him?

3. What happens to the deceitful wife?

4. What does the woman scheme?

5. Why does the woman say Lanval will no longer want for money?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Guigemar's life threatened? Why is it threatened? What is the conclusion of this story?

2. How does Le Fresne end up being raised by an abbess?

3. What happens when the king learns what has happened to Bisclavret?

4. Why does the lady believe that the knight's title is appropriate?

5. What is the woman's scheme?

6. How does Eliduc's wife save Guilliadun?

7. Why does a young wife need help?

8. What does Tristram compose? Why does he do this?

9. Why does a lady arrange a tournament?

10. Describe the relationship between Bisclavret and his wife, prior to her learning about his becoming a werewolf?

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