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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word does August use to describe the stranger?
(a) Forlorn.
(b) Timid.
(c) Impressive.
(d) Wasted.

2. What does the man who said he did not help with the deadline claim he said to men in the town?
(a) Not to let the wagons pass through the town.
(b) Not to take the job to help Heinrich.
(c) To keep the job from getting done.
(d) To spread rumors of Heinrich's poor ability.

3. How old is the narrator?
(a) 16.
(b) 17.
(c) 19.
(d) 18.

4. What is the name of the narrator's master?
(a) Stain.
(b) Stan.
(c) Stenn.
(d) Stein.

5. What is the occupation of the narrator?
(a) Writer.
(b) Blacksmith.
(c) Slave.
(d) Printer's apprentice.

6. Which of the following is NOT a prank pulled on Number 44 and August after their friendship is discovered?
(a) Putting ice down their backs.
(b) Ruining trays of type.
(c) Throwing objects at them.
(d) Shaving their heads.

7. What do all the people in the castle gather around in the kitchen?
(a) The portrait.
(b) The carving station.
(c) The table.
(d) The fireplace.

8. What does August do when the tribe realizes August is helping Number 44 in his new position?
(a) Hides in a lonely part of hte castle.
(b) Runs to his room.
(c) Stands up for Number 44.
(d) Begs for forgivenes..

9. How do Number 44's actions affect Balthasar?
(a) The tribe begins to ignore him.
(b) The tribe wants to throw him out.
(c) The tribe loses respect for him.
(d) The tribe respects him more.

10. What does Katrina ask the tribe to do when a curse is placed on someone?
(a) Pray.
(b) Turn the curse away.
(c) Throw out the magician.
(d) Repent of their evil.

11. What does Hienrich want to do with the stranger?
(a) Feed him dinner.
(b) Hire him in the print shop.
(c) Turn him in to the authorities.
(d) Throw him out.

12. Whom is a curse placed on after the magic surrounding the day of the deadline is discovered?
(a) Number 44.
(b) The Tribe.
(c) Doangivadam.
(d) Balthasar.

13. What is the nickname given to Number 44?
(a) Thief.
(b) Prisoner.
(c) Runaway.
(d) Jail bird.

14. How does August feel about the way the tribe treats Number 44?
(a) He hates it.
(b) He finds it childish.
(c) He understands it.
(d) He is amused by it.

15. What season is it when this book begins?
(a) Fall.
(b) Winter.
(c) Spring.
(d) Summer.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Heinrich waiting for to help him with his next big job?

2. What does Heinrich promise to do to offer more time for the last of the university job to be completed?

3. Who is the only person not worried about the curse when the magic of the deadline is discovered?

4. What does August say will make his life more difficult in the castle?

5. What position does Heinrich give Number 44 after he becomes friends with August?

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