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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. Which of the king's wives is to feed him his final meal?
(a) The favorite.
(b) The youngest.
(c) The first.
(d) The most regal.

2. What time is it when Madame Devalier asks V'lu for the time at the beginning of the novel?
(a) Six a.m.
(b) Four a.m.
(c) Three a.m.
(d) Midnight.

3. What color are Priscilla's eyes?
(a) Brown.
(b) Violet.
(c) Blue.
(d) Green.

4. In what village do Alobar and Frol settle?
(a) Amiton.
(b) Gryson.
(c) Rome.
(d) Aelfric.

5. What do the refrigerators in Priscilla's building sound like?
(a) Tennis courts.
(b) Buffalo grazing.
(c) Jackhammers.
(d) Steam trains.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Alobar's dog?

2. The proverb of what nationality warns, "A tale that begins with a beet will end with the devil"?

3. What kind of flower is Madame Devalier distilling with V'lu at the beginning of the book?

4. What does Alobar bite into in the Christmas cake?

5. What is discovered in V'lu's cot when she goes to bed at the beginning of the book?

(see the answer key)

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