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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Palinor wonder about his wife?
(a) If she thinks he is dead or if she has taken up with his cousin.
(b) If she is still alive.
(c) If he left her intentionally.
(d) If he has another woman.

2. Why is Beneditx worried?
(a) That Beneditx may be getting too ill to stay and talk to Palinor.
(b) He is not worried.
(c) That Palinor may convince him God does not exist.
(d) That Palinor refuses to convert and will be burned at the stake.

3. What seems to be helping Amara?
(a) Communion.
(b) An addictive elixir.
(c) Fruits.
(d) Having a dog as a companion.

4. How do the nuns know Amara misses Josefa?
(a) Amara smiles when Josefa's name is mentioned.
(b) Amara grabs the nun's habit and shakes it.
(c) They do not know she misses Josefa.
(d) Amara makes a sound like Josefa's name.

5. Who tells Beneditx he needs his assistance?
(a) Justine.
(b) Palinor.
(c) Raphael.
(d) Severo.

6. What do Severo and Beneditx debate?
(a) Why God created them.
(b) The issue of Palinor's lack of belief in God.
(c) Whether the wolf child deserves baptism.
(d) How many angels can sit on the head of a pin.

7. What does the shepherd tell the men at the snow house?
(a) Something is stealing the sheep.
(b) He is getting married that day.
(c) An angel spoke to him.
(d) He needs to go to the village and wants someone to watch the sheep.

8. What does Palinor say truth is like?
(a) Many rivers.
(b) The sky.
(c) The ocean.
(d) A mountain.

9. What is one problem about Amara as far as the nuns are concerned?
(a) She is female.
(b) She is turns out to be male.
(c) She only eats raw meat and the nuns do not eat meat.
(d) She is very strong and can hurt people.

10. Why is Dolca afraid?
(a) She is afraid she will get in trouble for writing Palinor's wife.
(b) She does not usually read in front of anyone.
(c) She is a virgin.
(d) She is not afraid.

11. What is one of Beneditx's outstanding characteristics?
(a) Intelligence.
(b) Humility.
(c) Ignorance.
(d) Arrogance.

12. While the four men are eating dinner, what does Beneditx do?
(a) Gets a little drunk.
(b) Reads from the gospel of Mark
(c) Tries another proof on Palinor.
(d) Tells Severo that Palinor is a hopeless case.

13. What does Joffre reveal to Palinor?
(a) That Dolca is actually his sweetheart, not his sister.
(b) That Dolca loves Palinor.
(c) That Dolca was once raped and will not have sex since.
(d) That Joffre is attracted to Palinor.

14. What are the men doing at the snow house?
(a) Melting the snow.
(b) Making wine.
(c) Making snow blocks.
(d) Sleeping.

15. What is the time and setting supposed to resemble?
(a) 1450 in Catalina.
(b) 1500 in Atlantis.
(c) 1100 in Tasmania.
(d) 1450 in Mallorca.

Short Answer Questions

1. What stimulates Severo?

2. What makes Josefa happy about Amara's question?

3. How many parties does the reader see traveling on the mountain?

4. Who does Palinor say he is?

5. What does Beneditx ask Palinor to do?

(see the answer keys)

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