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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Severian and Dorcas decide to do with the gem?
(a) Return it to the altar.
(b) Sell it to the strange man.
(c) Keep it and hide it.
(d) Take it to the master of the guild.

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

3. Who explains to the waitress that they will be putting on a play?
(a) Dr. Talos.
(b) Dorcas.
(c) Severian.
(d) Badlanders.

4. What is Dorcas unable to remember?
(a) Anything before she is dragged from the river.
(b) Her child's name.
(c) Severian's name.
(d) Her name.

5. What do the boys swim across on their way back from the graveyard?
(a) A lake.
(b) A moat.
(c) A river.
(d) A magical pool.

6. What does Thecla ask the head of the guild for?
(a) A knife.
(b) Someone to come and sit with her.
(c) An elaborate meal with wine.
(d) A pen and paper.

7. Who is Severian's challenger?
(a) Vodalus.
(b) Agilus.
(c) Agia.
(d) Jonas.

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

9. What is in the river that Severian crosses on his way to the avern?
(a) Sea serpents.
(b) Dead people.
(c) Strange green mermaids.
(d) Many sparkling diamonds.

10. What orders does Severian find on Master Gurloes' table?
(a) Order to torture Severian.
(b) Orders to torture and execute Thecla.
(c) Orders to torture and execute Vodalus.
(d) Orders to send Severian away from the guild.

11. What has Severian been challenged to do by the masked man?
(a) Compete in a battle of wits.
(b) Hunt a special creature in the woods.
(c) Duel to the death.
(d) Tell Agilus he is an executioner.

12. Where do the boys intend to go when they leave the graveyard?
(a) Vodalus' lair.
(b) The teacher's house.
(c) The guild.
(d) Severian's house.

13. What does Severian find in his satchel following Agilus' execution?
(a) The Claw of the Conciliator.
(b) A letter from Agia.
(c) A gold coin.
(d) A green dagger.

14. What does Severian buy from Agilus?
(a) A gem.
(b) A book.
(c) A sword.
(d) A cloak.

15. After the play, Severian falls asleep and dreams of whom?
(a) Dorcas.
(b) Master Gurloes.
(c) The waitress.
(d) Master Malrubius and Triskele.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Thecla hope for while she is imprisoned?

2. What is an avern?

3. Who attacks the men in the graveyard?

4. What is Severian caught by as he swims with the other boys?

5. When Severian and Dorcas come upon Dr. Talos and Baldanders performing a play, how does Dr. Talos introduce them to the crowd?

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