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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. The man in Story Sixty-four isolates himself in _________.

2. How is the abandoned woman treated when she returns to civilization?

3. Who built Rolandine's castle?

4. What does the husband in Story Fifty-nine do when he is caught in an affair?

5. What is attached to the lord's cloak in Story Fifty-seven?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the wife in Story Fifty-five do to get around a stipulation in her husband's will?

2. How is the cheap man is Story Fifty-two tricked?

3. Why does the Lord in Story Fifty-seven keep a glove on his cloak?

4. What does the maid in Story Sixty-nine trick her master into doing?

5. What is strange about Longarine's tale in Story Sixty-two?

6. How does the Duchess in Story Seventy ruin her life?

7. Why does Jean Pierre's lover finally accept his advances?

8. Why did the lady in Parlamente's seventh tale reject a suitor?

9. How does the monk in the last story cover his sin?

10. Why does Jambique end her affair?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why did these people choose to compile these stories, and how did this reasoning affect the tone of the stories presented?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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