Round 5: Tossup 18

At the start of this book, an evil man on his deathbed lies to a friar about his good deeds and is mistakenly remembered as a saint. In this (-5[1])book, Melchizedek (15[1])tells a story (15[2])about a (-5[1])merchant and a king giving three rings to his son in order to handle a loan with Saladin. In this book, which is set in the garden and fountains around a villa, the poor (*) Federigo cooks his pet falcon (10[1])to try and woo Griselda. Characters in this book like Dioneo are selected as “kings” or “queens” for the day and create requirements for their companions like unhappy endings. For 10 points, several Florentine youths tell stories as they wait out the plague in what collection by (10[1])Boccaccio? ■END■

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