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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. Where do the boys hide when they hear a commotion?
(a) Behind thick bushes.
(b) In a tree.
(c) Inside an empty grave.
(d) Behind the tombstones.

2. Severian gives Agilus instructions to prevent what at his execution?
(a) Speaking.
(b) A prolonged death.
(c) Being sick or relieving himself.
(d) Angering the crowds.

3. What kinds of weapons are carried by the person or people who attack the men in the graveyard?
(a) Guns.
(b) Crossbows.
(c) Spears.
(d) Axes.

4. Who does Severian hear as he walks toward the garden at the House of Absolute?
(a) Jolenta.
(b) Dr. Talos.
(c) Vodalus.
(d) Jonas.

5. What do the green man's cells feed on?
(a) Each other.
(b) The thoughts of others.
(c) The sun's rays.
(d) Algae.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does a journeyman torturer wear as part of his uniform?

2. What does Severian offer to help the green man do?

3. Where does Severian find the others after the people at the final play are attacked?

4. Before Vodalus was separated from Dorcas, who was following them?

5. What does Severian put on Agia's chest to hold her to the ground?

(see the answer key)

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