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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. How is Thecla treated during her imprisonment?
(a) She is kept in the dark with no water.
(b) With special consideration.
(c) She is isolated from all contact.
(d) She is beaten and tortured frequently.

2. What does Thecla know her sister will never do?
(a) Save her.
(b) Marry Severian.
(c) Return to the city.
(d) Betray Vodalus.

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

4. Who or what throws Severian toward the surface of the water after he caught by something?
(a) A huge serpent.
(b) His friends.
(c) A woman.
(d) Vodalus.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Severian save in the cemetery?

2. What kinds of weapons are carried by the person or people who attack the men in the graveyard?

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

4. What is the guild unable to pass on its own?

5. Who is hoping that Vodalus can be captured by holding and torturing Thecla?

(see the answer key)

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