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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. Why does the poor man in Story Fifteen get married?

2. Why does Roncex's friend think she is calling out?

3. Who tells the story of d'Avannes?

4. How does the man in Longarine's story punish himself?

5. What does Bernard bring the servant?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the group have to wait at the abbey for so long?

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

3. What does Parlamente realize after listening to her husband's story?

4. How does the widow in Geburon's second story test her French gentleman?

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

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

7. What does the Friar in Geburon's fourth story do?

8. What ends Rolandine's banishment?

9. What does the young woman do with the Captain's token of love?

10. What is Oiselle's first story about?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Which of these stories did you like the best. Why was it your favorite story? What resonated with you about this particular short story?

Essay Topic 2

How were the styles of the different storytellers different from each other, and how did these differences display themselves in the themes of the stories?

Essay Topic 3

Fear is a major motivating factor for a number of characters in this book. Which characters are most affected by this, and what are some of the different ways this fear is manifested?

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