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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. Apprentices under the age of 18 aren't allowed to have what?
(a) Money.
(b) Pets.
(c) Books.
(d) Cloaks.

2. How is Agilus executed?
(a) Hung.
(b) Drowned.
(c) Beheaded.
(d) Poisoned.

3. What does Severian name the dog?
(a) Triskele.
(b) Tamarin.
(c) Jonas.
(d) Rex.

4. What is the water like that the boys swim in on the way back from the graveyard?
(a) Pristine.
(b) Very warm and bubbly.
(c) Clear green and full of algae.
(d) Muddy.

5. When Severian meets up with the group in the garden at the House of Absolute, who embraces him?
(a) Dr. Talos.
(b) Dorcas.
(c) Vodalus.
(d) Baldanders.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Severian forget to bring with him when he goes to meet Thecla?

2. What is the name of the village where Severian works as an executioner at the beginning of Part 2?

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

4. What is Severian's reaction when he realizes why the body was stolen from the graveyard?

5. Who is Agia's brother?

(see the answer key)

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