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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: Chapter 1-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Severian borrow from Jonas after reading the letter slid under the door?
(a) His horse.
(b) A scroll of paper.
(c) His sword.
(d) A dagger.

2. Who does Severian think he hears outside his door just after he has become a journeyman torturer?
(a) Master Malrubius.
(b) Thecla.
(c) Dorcas.
(d) Vodalus.

3. What kind of apprentices are Severian and the other boys?
(a) Executioner.
(b) Magician.
(c) Carpenter.
(d) Torturer.

4. When Severian, Dorcas and Agia are returning from gathering the avern, where do they stop to eat?
(a) The inn.
(b) Agia's house.
(c) A marked spot in the woods.
(d) The guild.

5. What do the green man's cells feed on?
(a) Algae.
(b) The sun's rays.
(c) Each other.
(d) The thoughts of others.

Short Answer Questions

1. After breakfast, what does Severian go to find when he leaves Dr. Talos?

2. What kinds of weapons are carried by the person or people who attack the men in the graveyard?

3. Following breakfast with Dr. Talos and Baldanders, what catches Severian's attention outside of a shop?

4. What does Severian name the dog?

5. What is the water like that the boys swim in on the way back from the graveyard?

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