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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following does Jacques reference?
(a) Isidore of Seville.
(b) Braulio of Zaragoza.
(c) Pliny the Elder.
(d) Fulgentius of Cartagena.

2. What subject does Mal lament having had to study?
(a) Sphinx.
(b) Trigonometry.
(c) Algebra.
(d) Manticore.

3. At what part of the hour does Gelifen die?
(a) Top of the hour.
(b) Three-quarter hour.
(c) Half hour.
(d) Quarter hour.

4. What is the name of the leading dryad?
(a) Euterpe.
(b) Erato.
(c) Clio.
(d) Thalia.

5. Which of the following is held in the Archipelago to be a metaphor?
(a) Henry VIII.
(b) Edward III.
(c) Charles II.
(d) Arthur.

6. What is another name given to the griffin?
(a) The flight lion.
(b) The sleep feather.
(c) The joy bird.
(d) The death beak.

7. To what island are Mal and her group forced to divert?
(a) Redweng.
(b) Areat.
(c) Ticova.
(d) Justen.

8. Which of the following is explicitly disclaimed as a metaphor?
(a) Icarus.
(b) Achilles.
(c) Theseus.
(d) Odysseus.

9. What gem is Anja wearing when she approaches after the death of Gelifen?
(a) Diamond.
(b) Sapphire.
(c) Emerald.
(d) Ruby.

10. What is the name of the Immortal’s dryad-wood boat?
(a) Ever Onward.
(b) Returns-home.
(c) Prince of the Universe.
(d) Undying Journey.

11. What centaur must Mal seek to have her memory restored?
(a) Petroc.
(b) Wyetookay.
(c) Seebee.
(d) Moodrin.

12. To which of the following does Ratwin compare Anja?
(a) Griffin.
(b) Longma.
(c) Dragon.
(d) Wyvern.

13. How many portholes does the Shadow Dancer boast?
(a) 7.
(b) 6.
(c) 8.
(d) 9.

14. With what kind of coin does Christopher pay the fortune-teller?
(a) Silver.
(b) Bronze.
(c) Copper.
(d) Gold.

15. Which of the following instruments do Mal and Christopher find in the palace of the Immortal?
(a) Harpsichord.
(b) Virginal.
(c) Piano.
(d) Hurdy-gurdy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What language do nereids speak?

2. Where does Christopher bite his attacker?

3. What does the manticore threaten to eat from Christopher first?

4. What sap does the centaur use for the potion to restore the Immortal’s memory?

5. In what had Anja’s ancestor worked?

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