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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does Jonas capture the beast that killed the soldier?
(a) The following morning.
(b) While it is feeding its young.
(c) While it is sleeping.
(d) While it is feeding.

2. Who has a part in a play ready for Severian when they meet in the garden at the House of Absolute?
(a) Jolenta.
(b) Baldanders.
(c) Dorcas.
(d) Dr. Talos.

3. Who does Barnach say will save him?
(a) God.
(b) His wife.
(c) Severian.
(d) Vodalus.

4. What does Severian find in the water after being attacked in the cave?
(a) A gold coin.
(b) His sword.
(c) The Claw.
(d) A crocodile.

5. What does Severian place on the soldier's head that brings the soldier back to life?
(a) The Claw.
(b) His hand.
(c) The animal elixir.
(d) Dragon blood.

6. As Severian and Jonas travel away from Vodalus' camp, what swoops near Severian's head?
(a) Butterflies.
(b) Arrows.
(c) Birds.
(d) A bat-like creature.

7. What does Severian throw a coin into while in the House of Absolute?
(a) A bowl of water on the altar.
(b) A beggar's can.
(c) A fountain.
(d) A large vase in the entry hall.

8. What does Jonas do when Severian is done reading to him?
(a) Begins to chant in another language.
(b) Just sits.
(c) Weeps.
(d) Dies.

9. What do Dorcas and Severian find in the castle?
(a) A dying king.
(b) Witches.
(c) A priestess.
(d) Jonas.

10. What does Severian borrow from Jonas after reading the letter slid under the door?
(a) A scroll of paper.
(b) A dagger.
(c) His horse.
(d) His sword.

11. Where is the green man from?
(a) Another planet.
(b) Severian's home town.
(c) Thrax.
(d) The future.

12. What does Dorcas do when she realizes that Severian and Jonas made love?
(a) Goes away to cry.
(b) Slaps Jolenta.
(c) Tries to kill Severian.
(d) Hopes that Jolenta will conceive a child.

13. What does Jonas hope to find by taking one of the portals?
(a) Wealth and happiness.
(b) Dorcas.
(c) A way to fix himself.
(d) His family.

14. What does Jonas want Severian to tell Jolenta for him?
(a) That Jonas is her brother.
(b) That Jolenta should follow Jonas into the portal.
(c) That Jonas died.
(d) That Jonas loves her.

15. What do the things that attack Severian in the cave do when they see the Claw?
(a) Bow down.
(b) Run away.
(c) Become more aggressive.
(d) Sing.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Severian find out Jolenta is after her death?

2. How long have some of the families been in the prison in the House of Absolute?

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

4. The liquid in the bottle is made from an animal that eats what?

5. What does Severian realize about the prison in the House of Absolute when he wakes up?

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