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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why has Vega’s opponent in the third round of the Duelum been exempted from the fight?
(a) He shot himself in the foot.
(b) He was expelled for cheating.
(c) He was put in jail for robbery.
(d) He was killed by a creta.

2. Hestia Loon gives Vega a chain with what attached on the end for luck?
(a) A steel knife.
(b) A silver star.
(c) A metal disc.
(d) A gold heart.

3. What word is used in the novel to refer to Duf's prosthetic legs?
(a) Cobbles.
(b) Timbertoes.
(c) Freks.
(d) Flex-foots.

4. Who is the only Council member that Vega notices is missing from the Duelum meeting?
(a) Jurik Krone.
(b) Thansius.
(c) Morrigone.
(d) Duf Delphia.

5. Morrigone's magical spell attempts to make Vega ___________________.
(a) Lose her memory.
(b) Hate her brother.
(c) Kill thansius.
(d) Vanish.

6. What does Vega attempt to use to help Duf Delphia in QUADRAGINTA UNUS: “Slivers Too Few”?
(a) The Adder Stone.
(b) Destin.
(c) The Elemental.
(d) Virgil’s ring.

7. Whom does Vega pin up on a torch hook when she enters Morrigone’s home?
(a) Domitar.
(b) Bogle.
(c) William.
(d) John Jane.

8. Who is Vega Jane's first opponent in the Duelum?
(a) Ran Digby.
(b) Newton Tilt.
(c) Cletus Loon.
(d) Quentin Herms.

9. Where does Vega go for dinner in QUINQUAGINTA DUO: “The End of the Beginning”?
(a) Betty’s Kitchen.
(b) Linda's Cook House.
(c) The Starving Tove.
(d) The Green Pea.

10. When does the banner say the next Duelum will be held?
(a) A fortnight.
(b) A month.
(c) Three days.
(d) A week.

11. What does Cletus Loon do as Vega’s hand is raised in victory after her first Duelum fight?
(a) He spits on her.
(b) He shoots her with a morta.
(c) He punches Delph.
(d) He punches her in the face.

12. Where is Vega Jane to be held while the Council deliberates on their verdict in VIGINTI NOVEM: “Council”?
(a) Steeples.
(b) Valhall.
(c) Her cottage.
(d) Stacks.

13. How much money does Vega bet on herself to win the second fight of the Duelum in TRIGINTA OCTO: “A Wager to Win”?
(a) 20 coins.
(b) 5 coins.
(c) 10 coins.
(d) 1 coin.

14. What is the name of the pitch site where the Duelum fights take place?
(a) LaCompa Quadrangle.
(b) Domitar Quadrangle.
(c) Alcumus Quadrangle.
(d) Peckwater Quadrangle.

15. Where does Vega Jane find her brother crying?
(a) Steeples.
(b) The Care.
(c) Stacks.
(d) Valhall.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Vega ask of Delph in the note that she leaves for him in QUADRAGINTA NOVEM: “To the Death”?

2. Who is Delph assigned to fight first in the Duelum in TRIGINTA TRES: “Foes United”?

3. Delph threatens Vega by telling her that if she doesn’t allow him to go with her into Stacks, he’ll tell ___________.

4. The stairs to the upper floors of Stacks are made of ___________________.

5. Whose portrait is hung over the doorway inside the Council headquarters in QUADRAGINTA TRES: “A Matter of Parchment”?

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