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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what city does Priscilla live?
(a) Chicago.
(b) Portland.
(c) New Orleans.
(d) Seattle.

2. What are the rulers of Alobar's kingdom considered to be?
(a) God-men.
(b) Elected.
(c) Immortal.
(d) Fierce.

3. In what neighborhood does Priscilla live?
(a) West Pines.
(b) The Garden District.
(c) Jackson Square.
(d) Capital Hill.

4. Which character is Alobar's favorite wife?
(a) Anna.
(b) Wren.
(c) Alma.
(d) Frol.

5. What is the name of Alobar's dog?
(a) Spot.
(b) Rik.
(c) Mik.
(d) Dog.

6. How is Marcel related to Claude?
(a) They are uncle and nephew.
(b) They are cousins.
(c) They are father and son.
(d) They are brothers.

7. What is the name of Madame Devalier's shop?
(a) N'awlin's Smells.
(b) Devalier Perfume.
(c) Parfumerie Devalier.
(d) LeSalle Devalier.

8. What is the egg laced with?
(a) Iodine.
(b) Belladonna.
(c) Magic mushrooms.
(d) Arsenic.

9. What is one of the fatal signs of fading power of a ruler in Alobar's kingdom?
(a) The birth of sons.
(b) Inability to fulfill his wives' sexual appetites.
(c) Marriage.
(d) The birth of daughters.

10. Which character plans to take Priscilla to the Daughters of the Daily Specials?
(a) Ricki.
(b) Dannyboy.
(c) Alobar.
(d) Richard.

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

12. What does Alobar see in his image in the magic glass?
(a) A wrinkle.
(b) A scar.
(c) A black hair.
(d) A white hair.

13. Which character drops Alobar's glass and breaks one of its corners?
(a) Jena.
(b) Wren.
(c) Frol.
(d) Alma.

14. How many children does Frol give birth to in the village?
(a) Quadruplets.
(b) Twins.
(c) One child.
(d) Triplets.

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which character says, "Even then I might not go. Frankly, I do not like the way death does business"?

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

4. During what period was the building in which Priscilla lives built?

5. The beet was the favorite vegetable of which character?

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