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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. How does the cheater in Hircan's first story cover his affair?

2. What does the man in Dagoucin's first story have to do to get the woman he loves?

3. What does Normerfide say she would do with a gift from another man?

4. For what trait is Bonnivet praised?

5. Why does Roncex call out?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Amador claim he wants to show his love for Florida?

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

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

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

5. What is Story Twenty about?

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

7. What does Oiselle offer to do each morning to help pass the waiting time?

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

9. What is Normerfide's first story about?

10. What regulations are put on the stories to be told in the afternoon?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Marguerite de Navarre presents the idea that there are two sides to every man. Choose three of the characters from the book and write about their dual natures and how this duality affected the characters around them.

Essay Topic 3

The pursuit of happiness was a common theme found in this book. What stories embodied this theme, and how did that pursuit affect the characters involved?

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