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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. Who tells the story of Friar De Vale?

2. Who gets the nun pregnant?

3. What does the lord with the item attached to his cloak regret?

4. What causes the woman in Story Thirty-seven to become overly loving of her husband?

5. Who sees the maid being raped in Story Forty-five?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the man in Dagoucin's seventh story get out of attending a dinner party with the King?

2. What does the woman in Saffredent's fifth story do to stop her husband from kissing the maids?

3. What does the will in Story Fifty-five declare?

4. When does the narrative stop? Why?

5. What is the story of the Countess about?

6. What does Friar De Vale do when asked to cure a girl of her laziness?

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

8. Why does Jambique end her affair?

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

10. How does the President of Grenoble stop his wife's affair?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What were the stipulations placed on the storytellers in this book, and how do you think this affected the stories that were chosen to be told?

Essay Topic 2

There were many characters in this book who were manipulated and persuaded to do things they did not want to do. What were some of these instances, and how were those characters affected by the manipulation?

Essay Topic 3

Diversity and discrimination are two major and related themes in this book. Where do these themes appear, and how do they work together to propel the tone of the book?

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