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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I, the Hair and the Bean.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Alobar bite into in the Christmas cake?
(a) A grain of rice.
(b) A bean.
(c) A worm.
(d) A stone.

2. Where is Marcel's nose insured?
(a) Tiffany's.
(b) Paris International.
(c) Cartier.
(d) Lloyd's of London.

3. Which character cries at Alobar's funeral?
(a) Wren.
(b) Alma.
(c) Varya.
(d) Frol.

4. What is discovered in V'lu's cot when she goes to bed at the beginning of the book?
(a) A note.
(b) A flower.
(c) A beet.
(d) A bee.

5. Which character says, "Even then I might not go. Frankly, I do not like the way death does business"?
(a) Wren.
(b) The shaman.
(c) Frol.
(d) Alobar.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one of the fatal signs of fading power of a ruler in Alobar's kingdom?

2. What does Alobar see in his image in the magic glass?

3. During which period does Alobar visit his wives' quarters?

4. Which of the king's wives is to feed him his final meal?

5. What lies to the west of Alobar's kingdom?

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