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51.How did the Wife of Bath partially lose her hearing?

a. A rock fell on her head while they were sleeping in the woods.

b. She fell in a river, almost drowned, and then the water blocked her ear and caused

deafness.

c. Johnny hit her across her ear.

d. She had a high fever many years ago. It damaged her hearing.

52. What was the result of the fight between the Wife of Bath and her fifth husband?

a. They lived happily ever after.

b. She killed him.

c. They divorced.

d. He was sent to prison for hurting her.

53. Why did the Friar promise to tell a tale poking fun at a Summoner?

a. The Wife had offered him a purse full of gold to do it.

b. After her prologue, the Summoner's insulted the Friar.

c. He is really jealous of the Summoner's outgoing personality and easy way with women.

d. The Monk offered the Summoner money to insult the Friar. They had been enemies

for may years.

54. What did the knight do to warrant the punishment of beheading?

a. He killed a Friar.

b. He robbed the king's treasury and gave it to the poor.

c. He refused to follow the king's orders.

d. He raped a young maiden.

55. Who saved the knight, and under what condition was he let go?

a. The King saved him, under the condition that he leave the country and never return.

b. The priest saved him, under the condition that he enter a monastery and remain there

for the rest of his life.

c. The Queen saved him, under the condition that he would come back in one year's time

and tell her the one thing women wanted above all else.

d. The court sorcerer saved him, under the condition that he become an apprentice

sorcerer.

56. What deal did he make on his way home after the year was almost ended?

a. He met a priest who worked with the poor. The knight promised the priest he would

work for a year and give everything he earned to the poor.

b. He met an old woman who told him the answer to the queen's question and under the

condition that he would grant her next request if it would be in his power to do so.

c. He met a sorcerer who said he could erase everyone's memory of the knight's evil deed.

In return, the knight would have to spend the rest of his life doing good deeds and

carrying a message of peace to other knights.

d. He met a beautiful girl and fell in love with her. She agreed to marry him after he had saved twelve other

maidens from the crime which he had committed.

57. What was the answer to the Queen's question?

a. All women want to marry, regardless of the kind of man they marry.

b. All women want to be young and beautiful forever.

c. All women want to be happy, above all else.

d. All women want to be masters of their husbands.

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