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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: Chapter 16-24.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do the boys intend to go when they leave the graveyard?
(a) Vodalus' lair.
(b) The guild.
(c) The teacher's house.
(d) Severian's house.

2. What frightens the driver of Severian's carriage on his way to find the avern?
(a) Severian's eyes.
(b) Severian's sword.
(c) Severian's mask.
(d) The gemstone.

3. Who is the lover of Thecla's sister?
(a) Master Gurloes.
(b) Jonas.
(c) Vodalus.
(d) Severian.

4. Who explains to the waitress that they will be putting on a play?
(a) Badlanders.
(b) Dorcas.
(c) Dr. Talos.
(d) Severian.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the man in the shop Severian visits after breakfast with Dr. Talos and Baldanders?

2. What do the boys swim across on their way back from the graveyard?

3. At the beginning of the story Severian tells about his adventure as a boy. Where are Severian and the other boys?

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

5. After Severian falls into the water on the way to get the avern, what is dragged out of the water with him?

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