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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. Impressed by the creature's apparent intelligence, what does the king do?

2. About what is Bisclavret's wife concerned?

3. What does the man do to his wife?

4. To where does Lanval follow these women?

5. To where do the lady and her maids help Guigemar?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the lord consent to marry La Codre?

2. How does Eliduc's wife save Guilliadun?

3. What is odd about Lanval and this woman's love?

4. What happens when Guigemar goes hunting?

5. What does the lady intend to write for the four knights? What does the knight think she should call it?

6. Who comes to this woman's rescue?

7. Why does a lady arrange a tournament?

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

9. What excuse does the woman get for gazing out her window at night?

10. What happens when Guigemar first arrives at Meriaduc's castle?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Supernatural beings are found in several of these stories.

Part 1) What supernatural beings are found? Describe how they are used in each story.

Part 2) Why are supernatural beings used? What might they symbolize?

Part 3) Do these supernatural beings enhance the stories? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

The knight in Les Deus Amanz gets a potion to help him climb the mountain.

Part 1) From where does he get the potion? Does she use it? Why or why not?

Part 2) What does his behavior on this mountain reveal about him?

Part 3) What is the moral of this story? How do you know this?

Essay Topic 3

In Chaitivel, a lady cannot choose a husband from her suitors.

Part 1) Why can she not choose a husband from her suitors? How does she remedy this?

Part 2) Is this a good way to choose a mate? Why or why not? What does this reveal about her?

Part 3) What is the moral of this story? What might readers think of this story? Why?

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