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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. What does the the priestess look at to determine if Severian is guilty of stealing the Claw?
(a) His eyes.
(b) A crystal ball.
(c) His hands.
(d) Bones of a bird.

2. Whose office is Severian taken to after Thecla's death?
(a) Master Palaemon's.
(b) Master Gurloes'.
(c) The Autarch's.
(d) His own.

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

4. What does Master Gurloes ask Severian when he is summoned to the master's office?
(a) What Thecla has told him.
(b) For information about Drotte.
(c) If he wants to be the master of the guild.
(d) If he wants to be a torturer.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. After Thecla's death, what is missing from the room Severian is placed in?

2. What frightens the driver of Severian's carriage on his way to find the avern?

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

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

5. How is Thecla treated during her imprisonment?

(see the answer key)

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