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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: Chapter 7-15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Thecla ask the head of the guild for?
(a) An elaborate meal with wine.
(b) A pen and paper.
(c) Someone to come and sit with her.
(d) A knife.

2. How does the guild celebrate Severian becoming a journeyman torturer?
(a) They do not celebrate.
(b) With an elaborate graduation ceremony.
(c) By giving him many gifts, including gold.
(d) With a feast.

3. How does the guild refer to the people who are sent there?
(a) Clients.
(b) Friends.
(c) Dead men walking.
(d) Subjects.

4. What does Severian steal from the kitchen?
(a) A knife.
(b) Food.
(c) An axe.
(d) Gold coins.

5. Where is Severian sent to fetch books from?
(a) The guild office.
(b) The secret mausoleum.
(c) The school master.
(d) The library.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Severian sent as punishment?

2. What will happen to Severian if he tries to leave the room he is placed in following Thecla's death?

3. How many men do Severian and the boys see in the graveyard?

4. Where do the boys hide when they hear a commotion?

5. At the beginning of Part 1, Chapter 7, who tells Severian to take the books to the end cell?

(see the answer key)

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