2. The proverb of what nationality warns, "A tale that begins with a beet will end with the devil"?
(a) Chinese.
(b) Ukranian.
(c) Native American.
(d) German.

3. During what period was the building in which Priscilla lives built?
(a) The Great Depression.
(b) The 1970s.
(c) The Centennial.
(d) The 1950s.

4. What is the main vegetable in the village where Frol and Alobar settle?
(a) The potato.
(b) The beet.
(c) The turnip.
(d) The onion.

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

6. Which character is half-goat, half-man?
(a) Greco.
(b) Dionysis.
(c) Alobar.
(d) Pan.

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

8. What is Alobar crowned the king of in the village?
(a) The Manor.
(b) The City.
(c) The Festivities.
(d) The Bean.

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

10. What is the "most intense of vegetables"?
(a) The onion.
(b) The tomato.
(c) The radish.
(d) The beet.

11. What kind of liquor do Madame Devalier and V'lu discuss drinking?
(a) Rum.
(b) Hurricane drops.
(c) Peppermint schnapps.
(d) Vodka.

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

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

14. What does the narrator refer to as the steam that rises from Priscilla's tired feet?
(a) Mouse gas.
(b) Nitrogen.
(c) Foot smoke.
(d) Stink mist.

15. What is poisoned for the king to eat as his last meal?
(a) An egg.
(b) A beet.
(c) An apple.
(d) A steak.