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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Severian wakes up following the challenge, who is sitting in the chair next to him?
(a) Dorcas.
(b) Agia.
(c) Agilus.
(d) A ghost.

2. How does Severian travel across the river on his way to find the avern?
(a) By ferry.
(b) On horseback.
(c) On a large serpent.
(d) He swims.

3. Where is Severian sent to fetch books from?
(a) The school master.
(b) The secret mausoleum.
(c) The library.
(d) The guild office.

4. Why is Agilus arrested after Severian battles his challenger?
(a) He killed several people in the crowd.
(b) He lied about his identity.
(c) He cheated.
(d) He stole Severian's sword.

5. After Severian falls into the water on the way to get the avern, what is dragged out of the water with him?
(a) Strange seaweed.
(b) A huge fish.
(c) A young woman.
(d) A new sword.

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

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

8. What are Severian and his challenger wearing when they enter the arena?
(a) Only red pants.
(b) Full suits of armor.
(c) Boots and masks.
(d) Cloaks.

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

10. What is the guild unable to pass on its own?
(a) Safety tests.
(b) Judgement.
(c) The gates of the city.
(d) New laws.

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

12. What does Dr. Talos convince a waitress that she could be?
(a) Beautiful.
(b) A great scholar.
(c) A talented doctor.
(d) His wife.

13. What does Thecla give Severian?
(a) Books.
(b) Gold coins.
(c) Information.
(d) Money.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Severian, Dorcas and Agia are returning from gathering the avern, where do they stop to eat?

2. What do Severian and Dorcas decide to do with the gem?

3. Why does Severian say he will meet with Agilus before he executes him?

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

5. Who takes Severian to find the avern?

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