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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: Chapter 25-35.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What is the guild forbidden to have in regards to the people sent there?
(a) Joy.
(b) Nice rooms.
(c) Mercy.
(d) Prejudice.

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

5. What does Severian hear as he executes Agilus?
(a) An eagle's cry.
(b) A strange man yelling.
(c) Pure silence.
(d) Agia screaming.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who takes Severian to find the avern?

3. What does Severian decide to do before completing his challenge?

4. What are the men in the graveyard doing when Severian sees them?

5. Who is Hethor?

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