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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters Twenty-four Through Twenty-eight.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What explanation does Colin give for being in the quarantine area?
(a) He did not know he was not supposed to come.
(b) The cabby said he was supposed to bring him to Oxford and so that's what the cabby does.
(c) It was easy to slip in since they were most concerned about people slipping out.
(d) He does not offer an explanation.

2. What is in a cage in the hut where Kivrin takes refuge?
(a) A dog.
(b) A pigeon.
(c) A rat.
(d) A cat.

3. What does Kivrin not care if her fingernails are chipped and hands dirty?
(a) She has a manicure scheduled for the next morning.
(b) She is engrossed in her project.
(c) She is a bit of a sloppy woman.
(d) It will fit in to the time period.

4. What day is it at the opening of Chapter 17?
(a) Thanksgiving.
(b) Colin's birthday.
(c) New Years.
(d) Christmas.

5. What does Kivrin watch Eliwys doing?
(a) Spin wool.
(b) Painting wax onto a piece of cloth covering a window.
(c) Sew.
(d) Cook at the fireplace.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Kivrin do as she looks at the sick clerk?

2. What does Kivrin immediately know when she wakes?

3. Why does Kivrin hide a box?

4. What does Badri say about the problem on the way to the lab?

5. What does Mary urge Dunworthy to do when he is angry?

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