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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Dorcas leaves the room after finding Agia trying to seduce Severian. What does Severian find?
2. Where do the boys intend to go when they leave the graveyard?
3. When Severian and Dorcas come upon Dr. Talos and Baldanders performing a play, how does Dr. Talos introduce them to the crowd?
4. Who takes Severian to find the avern?
5. What has happened to the dog that Severian finds?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Severian hide the coin he receives from Vodalus?
2. How does the machine that Thecla is strapped to make a person feel?
3. Why does Severian refuse to take Agia's advice about the duel with the masked man?
4. Why do Severian and the other boys sneak to the gate of the graveyard?
5. What does Agia tell Severian he should do rather than dueling with the masked man?
6. Why does the guild teach torturer apprentices to tend wounds?
7. What happens to Severian's wounds from the duel?
8. How is Severian saved from drowning in the river as he and the other apprentices return home from the graveyard?
9. Why does Severian say he wants to be a torturer?
10. In Chapter 25, why does the innkeeper make Severian pay for his meal upfront?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How is justice used in Shadow & Claw? Which characters mete out justice? Which events show characters delivering punishment that could be seen as unjust? What do these examples of justice and unjust punishment reveal about the author and his views?
Essay Topic 2
Why does the beautiful and frightening woman in the water thrust Severian from the water as a boy, but later invite him to join her in the water and be a king? Why didn't she simply take him with her when he was younger? Why does she want him to join her now?
Essay Topic 3
How does the author portray women in Shadow & Claw? Does the way in which he describes female characters and the way the characters act show a respect for women or does it show disrespect? Do you think this feeling is that of the author or is it merely a reflection of Severian's character?
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