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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the cheap man in Story Fifty-two think he is stealing?
(a) A pastry cake.
(b) A nut log.
(c) A sugar loaf.
(d) A rye bun.

2. What is attached to the lord's cloak in Story Fifty-seven?
(a) A jewel.
(b) A brooch.
(c) A bit of lace.
(d) A glove.

3. Who built Rolandine's castle?
(a) Her husband.
(b) Her grandfather.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her uncle.

4. Why does the Duke in Story Fifty-one put a young girl to death?
(a) She is pregnant.
(b) She wooed his son.
(c) She stole from his coffers.
(d) She cheated on her husband.

5. Why does the man in Story Sixty-four isolate himself?
(a) His mother gets very ill.
(b) He is rejected by a woman.
(c) He is threatened by his lover's husband.
(d) He catches a venereal disease.

6. Why does an apothecary's wife give him medicine?
(a) To kill him.
(b) To make him live longer.
(c) To make him love her.
(d) To cure his cough.

7. Why does the President in Story Thirty-six ignore his wife's affair?
(a) To avoid a fight.
(b) To preserve his reputation.
(c) To cover up his own affair.
(d) To anger his wife.

8. Who tells the story of Jambique?
(a) Simontaut.
(b) Saffredent.
(c) Longarine.
(d) Geburon.

9. How long does the preoccupied man's wife live with her lover?
(a) 15 years.
(b) 5 years.
(c) 15 months.
(d) 5 weeks.

10. What does the Priest in Story Forty-one put on a girl?
(a) A mark.
(b) A sash.
(c) A cord.
(d) A chain.

11. Why does Jean Pierre isolate himself?
(a) His wife cheats on him.
(b) His wife dies.
(c) He becomes ill.
(d) The woman he loves refuses him.

12. What is yelled at the suitor in Story Fifty-eight?
(a) Fire.
(b) Thief.
(c) Kill.
(d) Sinner.

13. Why does the married friend in Story Forty-seven tell his wife to stop talking to his friend?
(a) He is angry at his friend.
(b) He is suspicious of an affair.
(c) He is tired of his company.
(d) He is jealous of his wealth.

14. What is discussed after Story Fifty-two about the cheap man?
(a) Larceny.
(b) Food prices.
(c) Foul language.
(d) Ethics and morals.

15. What is placed on the soldier's forehead in Story Sixty-five?
(a) Some oil.
(b) Some flowers.
(c) A candle.
(d) A hammer.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who finds out about what the Priest in Story Forty-one does to a girl?

2. What country is Story Thirty-six set in?

3. What does the soldier nap next to in Story Sixty-five?

4. Where does the preoccupied man's wife meet her lover?

5. What does the maid in Saffredent's fourth story pretend to be?

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