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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: Chapter 16-24.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After breakfast, what does Severian go to find when he leaves Dr. Talos?
(a) A script for a play.
(b) Suitable clothes.
(c) A magical gem.
(d) New actors.

2. Who takes Severian to find the avern?
(a) Agia.
(b) Dr. Talos.
(c) Agilus.
(d) Dorcas.

3. What will happen to Severian if he tries to leave the room he is placed in following Thecla's death?
(a) Nothing.
(b) He will be blinded.
(c) He will be imprisoned for life.
(d) He will be killed.

4. What orders does Severian find on Master Gurloes' table?
(a) Orders to torture and execute Vodalus.
(b) Order to torture Severian.
(c) Orders to torture and execute Thecla.
(d) Orders to send Severian away from the guild.

5. How does the guild celebrate Severian becoming a journeyman torturer?
(a) By giving him many gifts, including gold.
(b) They do not celebrate.
(c) With an elaborate graduation ceremony.
(d) With a feast.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Severian name the dog?

2. What is the water like that the boys swim in on the way back from the graveyard?

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

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

5. What has Severian been challenged to do by the masked man?

(see the answer key)

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