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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many oxen are required to pull the Destroyer of Cities out of the earth?
(a) 50.
(b) 60.
(c) 40.
(d) 70.

2. Near what river is Zeno's prison camp in Korea?
(a) Hantan.
(b) Seomijin.
(c) Geumho.
(d) Yalu.

3. What grade are the kids in that Zeno escorts to the library on February 20, 2020?
(a) 5th.
(b) 7th.
(c) 4th.
(d) 6th.

4. How many days into the journey to Constantinople do the iron bands holding the cannon to the cart give way?
(a) 18.
(b) 11.
(c) 15.
(d) 24.

5. From what city are the Italians who buy the manuscripts Anna and Himerius find in the priory?
(a) Barietta.
(b) Treviso.
(c) Potenza.
(d) Urbino.

6. At what monastery does Agata say monks keep a list of emperors who have died?
(a) John.
(b) Peter.
(c) Bartholomew.
(d) George.

7. How many needleworkers watch as Master Kalaphates takes all the gold and silver wire, pearls, and spools of silk and leaves Constantinople?
(a) 18.
(b) 14.
(c) 20.
(d) 16.

8. What does Aethon see the mistress of the inn where he is staying in Thessaly turn into when he watches through a keyhold?
(a) Crow.
(b) Owl.
(c) Hawk.
(d) Eagle.

9. After Omeir's family are driven from their home with hayforks and torches, how many miles do they travel before nightfall the next day?
(a) 9.
(b) 11.
(c) 15.
(d) 7.

10. How far do Omeir and his oxen walk every daylight hour to a charcoal pit and haul cartloads of coal to a large tent?
(a) 2 miles.
(b) A mile.
(c) 1/2 mile.
(d) 1/4 mile.

11. What time is it on February 20, 2020, when Seymour enters the library?
(a) 5:11 p.m.
(b) 4:59 p.m.
(c) 5:01 p.m.
(d) 4:56 p.m.

12. The first time that Maria loses her sight, how long does it take for her vision to return?
(a) An hour.
(b) 90 minutes.
(c) 45 minutes.
(d) 3 hours.

13. How many days after Zeno arrives in Korea he is captured?
(a) 27.
(b) 14.
(c) 24.
(d) 11.

14. What does drunken Aethon see actors performing by Aristophanes that he mistakes as a real place?
(a) The Knights.
(b) The Birds.
(c) The Wasps.
(d) The Clouds.

15. When does Rex tell Zeno he wants to try to escape petrol drums?
(a) A Wednesday in May.
(b) A Friday in May.
(c) A Monday in May.
(d) A Thursday in May.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Zeno when is father is hired to install a new sash saw at the Ansley Tie and Lumber Company?

2. What does the maid of the mistress of the inn say will transform Aethon back to a man?

3. Where is Aethon from?

4. What does Aethon become after he uses the potions in the room of the mistress of the inn?

5. Huddle around the fire in the kitchen shed one February night, how many lines of Homer does Rex scratch onto a board?

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