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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. What does Lucius pray for if he doesn't return to normal?
2. Who buys Lucius from the baker?
3. Whom does the Stepmother try to lay the blame on in Chapter 15?
4. Who accuses Lucius of killing the boy who was killed by the bear in Chapter 11?
5. In Chapter 15, who is said to have bought the poison?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter 14, what does the farmer offer the gardener in return for his hospitality? What happens while he is there?
2. Where does the gardener go to hide? Why does he feel the need to hide?
3. What does Lucius do to his appearance? How long does he go without meat?
4. What does Isis tell Lucius about epicurean gratification? How is happiness found?
5. Who buys Lucius from the baker's daughter? What is Lucius' life like during this time?
6. In Chapter 10, who comes to the bandits' cave? To what position do the bandits elect him? In reality, who is he?
7. What does Tlepolemus do after the bandits pass out? What does he do before he leaves the cave?
8. What potential does Thaysus see in Lucius? What does he start to teach him?
9. How does Charite find out that Tlepolemus murdered her husband? How does she get revenge?
10. Before Lucius is set to go out for his act, what does he do? Where does he go?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Witches and magic are an important theme in the novel. Write an essay on magic in the novel, paying attention to who uses it, why, and how magic is represented in the novel. Make sure you use at least three examples in your argument.
Essay Topic 2
Apuleius uses color symbolism in The Golden Ass. Using three examples, show the author's use of color symbolism and its impact on the novel.
Essay Topic 3
The journey of Lucius as an animal is the main element in the novel. Write an essay about the meaning of Lucius' journey and what Lucius learns about mankind and society in his travels. What is the message of the novel?
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