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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: Chapter 24-31.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where are the wounds that Jolenta is bleeding from?
(a) Her wrists.
(b) Her eyes.
(c) Her belly.
(d) Her legs.

3. What will happen to a person who is pricked by an avern?
(a) They will die.
(b) They will become blind and deaf.
(c) They will go insane.
(d) They will turn to stone.

4. What does Severian forget to bring with him when he goes to meet Thecla?
(a) A lantern.
(b) The Claw.
(c) His sword.
(d) The gemstone.

5. Dr. Talos uses a book for his final play. What is this book?
(a) The Iliad.
(b) The lost book of the new sun.
(c) The book of the executioner.
(d) The story of the green man.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What makes the things that attack Severian in the cave finally run in fear?

3. What does the letter say Thecla did?

4. What does Severian tell Thea before he goes into the woods?

5. What does Thecla ask the head of the guild for?

(see the answer key)

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