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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the man's wife is sent to speak to Equitan, what does he do?
(a) He tells her she will love him as he loves her.
(b) He refuses to see the woman.
(c) He uses the opportunity to tell her of his love and to ask for hers.
(d) He panics and asks her to leave.

2. The beautiful woman tells Lanval of her love for him and. How does Lanval respond?
(a) He laughs at her.
(b) He turns and runs away.
(c) He professes his love for her.
(d) He is hesitant.

3. What does the man do to his wife?
(a) He yells at her.
(b) He begs her to take him back.
(c) He banishes her from his home.
(d) He drowns her.

4. To where does Lanval follow these women?
(a) A sumptuous tent.
(b) A tree stump.
(c) A ship with silken sails.
(d) A beautiful meadow.

5. With whom does Guigemar fall in love?
(a) The lady.
(b) The lady's daughter.
(c) The lady's maid.
(d) The lady's sister.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the woman forced to do?

2. What does the woman want the knight to do?

3. Not wishing to be judged by her own false words, what does the woman do?

4. When Guigemar returns home, what happens?

5. After the wedding, the bride's mother brings her into the bed chamber. What does she recognize?

Short Essay Questions

1. What role does the king play in the woman's schemes?

2. How does Le Fresne end up being raised by an abbess?

3. Why does the lady believe that the knight's title is appropriate?

4. What happens when Bisclavret sees his wife and her new husband? What are the reactions of others to Bisclavret's behavior?

5. How does the story end?

6. What happens between the lovers at the end of the story?

7. What is the woman's scheme?

8. How do the lovers show their love? What promise do they make to each other?

9. For what are the king's advisers eager? How does the woman feel about the situation?

10. What happens the night before the tournament?

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