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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. How high is the cliff Christopher must climb to reach the sphinxes?
(a) 500 feet.
(b) 50 feet.
(c) 50 yards.
(d) 500 yards.

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

3. Where does Christopher bite his attacker?
(a) The cheek.
(b) The ear.
(c) The nose.
(d) The finger.

4. At what time do Mal and Christopher stalk off to flee her destiny?
(a) 2:00 pm.
(b) 2:00 am.
(c) Midnight.
(d) Noon.

5. What vine grows on the cliff Christopher must climb to reach the sphinxes?
(a) Greenshield.
(b) Greensaxe.
(c) Greenspear.
(d) Greensword.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which guise of the Immortal infamously says “no”?

2. What answer does Irian give to her riddle?

3. At what time do Christopher and Mal return from burying Gelifen?

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

5. What language do nereids speak?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is a dryad-wood boat thought impossible?

2. What is the significance of Nighthand being stabbed by a karkadann horn?

3. Why does Kavil’s employer want the Immortal to be a child?

4. Why does the Immortal have the maze around the Glimourie Tree built?

5. What will happen if the Glimourie Tree is destroyed?

6. What advice does the ruling sphinx give Irian and Nighthand?

7. Why had Anja been complicit in the attack on Mal?

8. What is the significance of pegasan sails?

9. Why do sphinxes ask riddles in the novel?

10. Why is Mal apprehensive about approaching the palace of the Immortal?

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