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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. Apprentices under the age of 18 aren't allowed to have what?
(a) Books.
(b) Cloaks.
(c) Money.
(d) Pets.

2. At the beginning of Part 1, Chapter 7, who tells Severian to take the books to the end cell?
(a) Drotte.
(b) Agia.
(c) Triskele.
(d) Vodalus.

3. By what is Severian pulled from the water?
(a) By his leg.
(b) By his hair.
(c) By his arm.
(d) By his waist.

4. What do the boys swim across on their way back from the graveyard?
(a) A magical pool.
(b) A river.
(c) A lake.
(d) A moat.

5. At the beginning of the story Severian tells about his adventure as a boy. Where are Severian and the other boys?
(a) At the gate of the cemetery.
(b) Near the river.
(c) At the school.
(d) Hiding in a mausoleum.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Thecla know her sister will never do?

2. How is Thecla treated during her imprisonment?

3. What does Thecla hope for while she is imprisoned?

4. When a new woman is brought to the guild, to which cell is she assigned?

5. What does Thecla ask the head of the guild for?

(see the answer key)

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