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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 is Dorigen?

2. In the Clerk’s Tale, how does the king's charade end?

3. Why does the friar tell Thomas the brothers have been praying for him?

4. Why is the Narrator on his journey?

5. Who first sees Emilie and falls in love with her?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the townspeople react to the situation after John crashes through the ceiling?

2. How are the summoner and the yeoman both bailiffs?

3. Why does Chaucer have the Franklin interrupt the Squire only to compliment him?

4. What is the significance of Lady Constance's name in the Man of Law's Tale?

5. What concern does the Friar have about the Wife of Bath's Tale?

6. How is the Friar's Tale uncomplimentary to summoners?

7. What could be considered controversial about the Wife of Bath's Tale?

8. Why is the Knight's Tale fitting for his character?

9. What is the basis of the Reeve's story? Why is this the basis for the story?

10. Why does the Narrator tell the Miller's Tale despite his concern of its vulgarity?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the role of characters' names in the pilgrims' tales. How do characters' names contribute to the overall stories? Why does Chaucer use characters' names to contribute to the stories in this way?

Essay Topic 2

Define fable. Explain the uses of fables in literature. Explain the use of fable in The Canterbury Tales. Why is a fable a useful tale in The Canterbury Tales?

Essay Topic 3

Define personification. How is personification used in literature? Give an example of personification from The Canterbury Tales. Is this an effective use of personification? Why or why not?

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