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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 happens to Severian in the water when he tries to free himself?
(a) He pulls free easily.
(b) His friends help him out.
(c) He is captured by guards.
(d) He starts to drown.

2. What kinds of weapons are carried by the person or people who attack the men in the graveyard?
(a) Spears.
(b) Axes.
(c) Guns.
(d) Crossbows.

3. What does Thecla give Severian?
(a) Money.
(b) Gold coins.
(c) Information.
(d) Books.

4. What will Severian's new position be following Thecla's death?
(a) Guild Master.
(b) He will no longer have a position.
(c) Executioner.
(d) Master Torturer.

5. What are the men in the graveyard doing when Severian sees them?
(a) Exchanging weapons.
(b) Plotting to overthrow the king.
(c) Fighting.
(d) Grave robbing.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the guild celebrate Severian becoming a journeyman torturer?

2. Who does Severian save in the cemetery?

3. What kind of apprentices are Severian and the other boys?

4. How does the guild refer to the people who are sent there?

5. Whose office is Severian taken to after Thecla's death?

(see the answer key)

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