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Question 1

0-33

Answer 1

Prologue

Question 2

33-180

Answer 2

Encomium on marriage

Question 3

257-305

Answer 3

Placebo

Question 4

305-354

Answer 4

Justinus

Question 5

354-404

Answer 5

January looking for a wife

Question 6

405-443

Answer 6

January has found a wife

Question 7

443-476

Answer 7

Justinus continues to express his disapproval

Question 8

476-555

Answer 8

marriage and wedding

Question 9

555-582

Answer 9

introduction to Damian

Question 10

582-654

Answer 10

consummation of marriage

Question 11

654-719

Answer 11

Damian is ill and January orders May to visit him

Question 12

719-732

Answer 12

Damian gives May a secret letter

Question 13

732-742

Answer 13

May goes to the bathroom and throws away the letter

Question 14

742-755

Answer 14

she is forced to have sex with January

Question 15

755-775

Answer 15

May begins to like Damian

Question 16

775-783

Answer 16

Merchant is satirically degrading women

Question 17

783-796

Answer 17

May writes Damian a letter and puts it under his pillow

Question 18

796-808

Answer 18

Damian wakes up and is performatively loyal to January, concealing his deceitful behaviour

Question 19

809-844

Answer 19

introduction to January’s garden

Question 20

844-884

Answer 20

January wakes up blind and becomes more restrictive and controlling over May

Question 21

885-894

Answer 21

May and Damian have been communicating through letters

Question 22

894-912

Answer 22

Damian has made a replica of the key to enter the garden

Question 23

912-937

Answer 23

January and May plan to go to the garden

Question 24

938-947

Answer 24

Damian secretly enters the garden and hides in a bush

Question 25

948-972

Answer 25

January expresses his love for May in a long speech

Question 26

973-994

Answer 26

May ironically declares her morality and genuine love for January

Question 27

995-1006

Answer 27

May theatrically signals for May to climb up the tree

Question 28

1007-1051

Answer 28

Pluto's misogynistic speech

Question 29

1042-1099

Answer 29

Properpina responds

Question 30

1099-1103

Answer 30

Pluto concedes

Question 31

1103-1107

Answer 31

Proserpina reminds Pluto of her position as queen

Question 32

1108-1142

Answer 32

January agrees to let May collect pears from the tree, even agreeing for her to stand on his back. Damian and May have sex

Question 33

1142-1155

Answer 33

Pluto restores January's sight and he sees May having an affair.

Question 34

1156-end

Answer 34

May successfully deceives January and they return to their initial dynamic.