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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. Who prevents Bialacoil from granting the narrator's request for a kiss?

2. The narrator discusses the tendency to look where for matters of love?

3. What is Bialacoil's title?

4. How many arrows does cupid shoot at the narrator?

5. The narrator now knows what it is like to be in which of the following?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Vekke?

2. Describe the change that occurs in the writing style in the middle of the book.

3. Why is the narrator's request to kiss the rose a turning point in the novel?

4. What does Bialacoil represent in the allegory?

5. How might the reader's sympathy shift as a result of the way the woman reacts to her suitor?

6. What is Jealousy's allegorical meaning?

7. What does Venus's presence in the rose garden mean?

8. How is the story of Narcissus an example of foreshadowing?

9. What is the significance of the springtime in the story?

10. Describe one of the characters at court in the garden.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does the narrator choose to share the dream with the reader? How can you tell throughout the novel that these motives are true?

Essay Topic 2

Describe in detail one of the characters in Sir Mirth's court. How does the physical appearance of this character influence the way the reader views this character? How does the physical appearance of this character relate to his or her personality or behavior? Why is this significant?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the role of sympathy the reader might have while reading The Romance of the Rose. How does the reader's sympathy shift from the narrator to the rose? What causes this shift to occur?

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