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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What color waistband is Photis wearing when Lucius watches her work in the kitchen?
(a) White.
(b) Black.
(c) Bright red.
(d) Blue.

2. Why is Psyche's husband apprehensive about letting Psyche's sisters visit?
(a) He is worried he will fall in love with one of them.
(b) He is worried they will ruin their marriage.
(c) He is worried they will fall in love with him.
(d) He thinks they are beneath him.

3. What plant does Lucius find which is poisonous, but which he still considers eating?
(a) Rose violets.
(b) Rose Laurels.
(c) Rose peonies.
(d) Rose Thorns.

4. What does Psyche spill on her husband, waking him up?
(a) Acid.
(b) Water.
(c) Wine.
(d) Hot oil.

5. In Chapter 5, when Lucius goes to watch Pamphile perform magic, he watches through _________.
(a) A hole in the wall.
(b) Binoculars.
(c) A keyhole.
(d) A window.

Short Answer Questions

1. What goes wrong when Lucius tries to perform magic like Pamphile?

2. What is Aristomenes' trade?

3. The night after Lucius kisses Photis in the kitchen, what does Photis wear on her head while they make love?

4. Why is Almicus valuable to the bandits?

5. As the charges are heard against Lucius, what does the audience do?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Captain Lamachus lose his arm? Why does he beg his fellow thieves to kill him?

2. During the night that Telyphron spends watching the dead man's corpse, what does he see? What is the condition of the corpse in the morning?

3. What causes Lucius to turn into a donkey? What is his reaction?

4. Where is Lucius traveling to in Book 1? Whom does he meet on the road?

5. Where does Psyche go to look for her husband after he disappears? To whom does she finally turn to as a last resort?

6. As the intruders leave Aristomenes and Socrates' hotel room, what do they do to Aristomenes? What happens as they leave?

7. In Chapter 2, who does Lucius meet in the market when he goes to buy fish? What does this person do with his fish?

8. In Chapter 3, what job does Telyphron tell Lucius about? Why did Telyphron have this job?

9. During dinner at Milo's house in Chapter 2, what do Lucius, Milo, and Pamphile talk about? Why does Lucius excuse himself early?

10. Who does Psyche's husband appeal to in order to be reunited with Psyche? What is the name of Psyche's child?

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