The Canterbury Tales: The Reeve's Tale

by Geoffrey Chaucer

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Questions

1. Why does no man dare lay a hand on the miller?
2. How does the miller steal from his customers?
3. What did the parson give his daughter so Symkyn would marry her?
4. What condition will determine if the parson's granddaughter will become his heir?
5. How does the parson plan to make sure his granddaughter will make a good marriage?

Answers

1. He's a very quarrelsome man and carries a knife.
2. By shorting them
3. A large dowry
4. She must make a good marriage.
5. He'll place her in a highborn family.