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35.What was the old man's problem?

a. He had been very sinful in his youth. He could not die until he had confessed each sin

to a different priest or Pardoner, and made a donation to each of them.

b. He would gain eternal life if he could find a beautiful young woman to love and marry

him.

c. He would keep getting new illnesses unless he could convert at least one person a day.

Most people didn't want to listen to him, because he was so old and diseased.

d. He had to roam the earth until he had found someone who would trade youth for age.

36. Where does the old man send the rioters?

a. He sent them to the Holy Land.

b. He sent them up the road to an oak tree.

c. He sent them to a hidden cave in the forest.

d. He sent them to the shrine at Canterbury.

37. What did they find where the old man sent them?

a. They found three beautiful women waiting for them.

b. They found eight bushels of gold.

c. They found a bag full of jewels.

d. They found jewelry and golden swords.

38. Why did they have to bring the treasure home at night?

a. They were afraid someone would think they had stolen it.

b. They were afraid the Pardoner would see them and demand that they turn it over to the

church.

c. They didn't want any highwaymen to rob them.

d. It was so heavy to carry that it got them overheated in the bright sun. It was easier to

carry it at night.

39. Why was one youth sent to town?

a. He went to scout for robbers.

b. He went to provide an alibi for the others.

c. He went to buy food and drink so they would have something to eat while waiting.

d. He went to buy a horse to carry the load.

40. What plan did the two other youths make to kill the one when he returned from town?

a. They would ambush him, tie him up, and throw him in the river.

b. They would cut off his head while he slept.

c. They would set him on fire.

d. One would talk to him and the other would come up from behind and stab him

41.What plan did the one who went to town make to kill the two others when he got back?

a. He was going to stab them while they slept.

b. He was going to let the horse trample them.

c. He was going to poison them.

d. He had hired two thugs to kill them as they brought the treasure home.

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