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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the village where Severian works as an executioner at the beginning of Part 2?
(a) Autarch.
(b) Thrax.
(c) Peppus.
(d) Saltus.

2. What does Dorcas reveal she has remembered when she sees Severian at the House of Absolute?
(a) Her age.
(b) Where to find the map.
(c) That she has a child.
(d) Bits of her past, but nothing she understands.

3. Where does the green man say Agia is?
(a) Hiding in a temple.
(b) Above ground.
(c) Under ground.
(d) Dead.

4. Who goes mad and attacks people during the Dr. Talos' final play?
(a) Dr. Talos.
(b) Severian.
(c) Jolenta.
(d) Baldanders.

5. Who slides a letter under the door while Severian and Jonas sit talking?
(a) Thecla.
(b) Dorcas.
(c) Vodalus.
(d) The green man.

6. Where is Severian supposed to find Dorcas at the House of Absolute?
(a) In the garden.
(b) In the prison.
(c) In the great hall.
(d) In the throne room.

7. What does Severian realize about the prison in the House of Absolute when he wakes up?
(a) The prison is a figment of his imagination.
(b) There is a secret passage.
(c) He will never leave it.
(d) The cell door was never locked.

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

9. Severian and Dorcas decide that Jolenta's wounds were caused by what?
(a) An animal attack.
(b) Angry villagers.
(c) Thorny branches.
(d) Her own hand.

10. What do Severian and Jonas decide to do before the feast with Vodalus?
(a) Refuse to eat.
(b) Run away.
(c) Confront Vodalus.
(d) Ask for a different drink.

11. What do the prisoners tell Severian and Jonas happens to the prisoners there?
(a) They never leave.
(b) They are swiftly executed.
(c) They are treated like kings.
(d) They are released within a few days.

12. Where does Severian find the others after the people at the final play are attacked?
(a) In the garden.
(b) In a clearing in the woods.
(c) In prison.
(d) In the cave.

13. Where does Vodalus tell Severian to go following the feast?
(a) Thrax.
(b) The House of Absolute.
(c) The caves.
(d) The guild.

14. Whose thoughts overtake Severian while he sleeps in the prison at the House of Absolute?
(a) Thecla's.
(b) Thea's.
(c) Dorcas'.
(d) Jonas'.

15. Why doesn't Dr. Talos want the crowd at the final play in the book to be frightened away?
(a) They might get angry.
(b) They won't come back to another play.
(c) They are wealthy.
(d) He is afraid they will be arrested.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. When he exits the caves, what does Severian have to dodge?

5. Why do Severian and Dorcas have to carry Jolenta after the last play?

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