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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. Where does Priscilla keep her money?
(a) In a bank account.
(b) In a piggy bank.
(c) In a fishbowl.
(d) In a coffee can.

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

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

4. In plucking the hair, the king is fighting what?
(a) Age.
(b) Fate.
(c) Himself.
(d) Life.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the main vegetable in the village where Frol and Alobar settle?

2. Which character does Alobar encounter in the woods outside the kingdom?

3. What is Alobar crowned the king of in the village?

4. What creature takes Noog one of the king's hairs?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. In Part I, what does the shaman tell Alobar he must do?

2. In Part I, what does Alobar do once he looks into the magic glass?

3. Discuss the relationship between Madame Lily Devalier and V'lu. How do these women know one another?

4. Describe the character of Madame Lily Devalier. What is her profession? How long has she been in this business?

5. In Part I, who does Alobar meet in a field and what do they discuss?

6. What is Aelfric? Who goes there?

7. What is it customary to do in Alobar's kingdom regarding aging rulers?

8. How does Noog gather the proof needed for Alobar's execution?

9. In Part I, what does Alobar say of death while speaking to the shaman?

10. Who have Madame Devalier and V'lu bought jasmine flowers from in the opening? How is this character described?

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