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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. Where is Severian sent as punishment?
(a) A cell.
(b) The graveyard.
(c) Terminus Est.
(d) Thrax.

2. What gift does Severian receive before leaving the guild?
(a) A crossbow.
(b) A bag of gold coins.
(c) A sword.
(d) A gem.

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

4. Master Gurloes requests that Severian assist him in what?
(a) Choosing punishments.
(b) Thecla's punishment.
(c) Teaching the apprentices.
(d) Catching Vodalus.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What has happened to the dog that Severian finds?

2. Who sent the people to the guild?

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

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

5. By what is Severian pulled from the water?

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