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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 much is the horse in Story Fifty-five sold for?

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

3. Where does De Vale follow the woman he loves?

4. What does the woman in Story Fifty-four do when she sees her husband kissing someone?

5. Why does the man in Story Sixty-three reject the advances of women?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was Rolandine's castle originally built?

2. When does the narrative stop? Why?

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

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

5. How is the man in Story Thirty-seven saved from a fire, and what happens after this?

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

7. How are the priest and the Friar discovered in their crime?

8. How does the lady in Story Fifty-nine get her husband to take her to court in style?

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

10. What is the discussion about after Longarine's fourth story?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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

How are the ideas of infidelity different today than they were at the time of this book?

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