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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 Troilus deliver a long speech to Pandarus?

2. Who does Criseyde take to her uncle's house for dinner?

3. What does Troilus say that he would never do without Criseyde's consent?

4. Who does Pandarus falsely accuse of being in love with Criseyde?

5. What does Troilus do when he sees how sad Criseyde has become in Pandarus's house?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Troilus pretend to do while at the dinner party at his brother's house?

2. How does Criseyde feel about her father, and why?

3. How does Pandarus get Criseyde to spend the night at his house?

4. What does Criseyde say to Troilus as she leaves him for the trade?

5. What is the focus of the long speech that Troilus delivers to Pandarus?

6. Why does Troilus not oppose the trade of Criseyde for Antenor?

7. What does Criseyde promise Troilus while they are at the dinner party?

8. What is Criseyde's question and Troilus' response to same following his fainting spell?

9. What was Criseyde's first plan to thwart the trade of herself to the Greeks?

10. Why does Calkas want to trade Antenor for Criseyde?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Despair was a theme that was placed in a number of sensitive places in this plot. What are some of those places, and what role did despair play in this book?

Essay Topic 2

How was Troilus betrayed in this book, and why was he so surprised in those instances?

Essay Topic 3

Fear is a common theme in this book that is presented a number of times by a number of characters. What are some of those instances, and how does fear affect the characters in the book?

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