The Canterbury Tales: The Clerk's Tale

by Geoffrey Chaucer

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Part I

Questions

1. What's the worst thing Walter does?
2. What does the wisest man say to Walter about death?
3. What does the wisest man say about Walter's heir?
4. Who does Walter trust to choose his wife?
5. What do the men ask about the marriage before they leave?

Answers

1. He refuses to get married.
2. One never knows when they're going to die.
3. Walter needs an heir to take over running Salucia when he dies.
4. God
5. The date Walter will get married on