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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 is the water like that the boys swim in on the way back from the graveyard?
(a) Very warm and bubbly.
(b) Clear green and full of algae.
(c) Muddy.
(d) Pristine.

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

3. What is Severian given by the man he saves?
(a) A sword.
(b) A gold coin.
(c) A book.
(d) An evil gemstone.

4. Who attacks the men in the graveyard?
(a) A mysterious vagabond.
(b) A woman.
(c) The boys.
(d) Guards.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Thecla give Severian?

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

3. Where is Severian sent to fetch books from?

4. Who does Severian think he hears outside his door just after he has become a journeyman torturer?

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

(see the answer key)

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