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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. What word does Dagoucin use to describe the man in his first story?

2. Whom does the man in Saffredent's first story team up with to take his revenge?

3. How old was the lady when Amador fell in love with her?

4. The woman in Story Twenty-seven tells her unwanted lover to wait for her in __________.

5. Cauteret is famous for____________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Paulina choose to do with her life, and why?

2. How does the ferry woman escape the two friars?

3. How does Bonnivet convince a woman to be his lover?

4. What is Story Twenty about?

5. What is Ennasuite's story in Story Twenty- seven about?

6. What does Seigneur de La Tremouille discover?

7. What is Oiselle's story in Story Twenty-three about?

8. What does Parlamente suggest when she sees that the group will be waiting together for some time?

9. What happens in the story about d'Avannes?

10. What does Geburon say about the ferry woman in Story Five?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There are a number of different settings in this book. Describe some of these settings. Why might the author have chosen these settings for these stories to take place?

Essay Topic 2

How does Jambique show her affinity for dramatic events, and what does this bring about in her relationship?

Essay Topic 3

Symbolism is a very prevalent literary device used by Marguerite de Navarre in these stories. What are some of these symbols, and how does their presence affect the course of the plots?

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