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| What promise does Griselda make to Walter before accepting his offer of marriage? | She will be an absolutely obedient wife and never question his decisions or complain about them. |
| Name each of the tests Walter applies to test Griselda's loyalty. | (1) he takes away their firstborn daughter (2) he takes away their son (3) he casts her off as his wife, forcing her to prepare the house for his new bride. |
| Does Walter ever relent in his testing of his wife? | At the end of the story, when he has taken everything from her, he relents and they live happily after. |
| On which two Italian classics is The Cleric's Tale based? | This tale is based on the writings of Petrarch, and Boccaccio's Decameron. |
| Which two genres are represented in this story? | It combines the elements of the romance and the exemplum. |
| Why does Walter not allow the people to select his wife for him? | He thinks his peasants are not wise enough to choose his bride. |
| How does Walter use public opinion to persuade the Pope to grant nullification of his marriage? | He persuades the Pope that his people are turning against Griselda since she is lowborn. |
| When she comes to her father's house, who do the people think Walter's daughter is? | They have heard that she is to be his new wife. |
| How is the hearer intended to respond to this tale? | The hearer is intended to avoid behaving as Walter did while still admiring Griselda. |
| What does "Chaucer's Envoy" add? | The "Envoy" advises women never to take such abuse from their husbands, but to speak up when they are treated unfairly. |
