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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. What does the Friar in Story Forty-four say the church was built on?

2. Where is a couple abandoned in Story Sixty-seven?

3. Who tells the story of Friar De Vale?

4. What rescues the woman abandoned in Story Sixty-seven?

5. What does the lord call the item attached to his cloak in Story Fifty-seven?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does the man who loves Francoise do for her?

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

5. How does the man in Story Forty-five hide his affair after he is seen with the maid?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Human nature is a strong symbol and theme in this book. Where does this symbol appear, and what role does it play in the book?

Essay Topic 2

What elements in society were being shown in a satirical light in this book? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

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

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