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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who does Severian see in the crowd when Barnach is dragged from his home?
(a) Vodalus.
(b) Drotte.
(c) Agia.
(d) Thecla.

3. What does Severian put on Agia's chest to hold her to the ground?
(a) The Claw.
(b) A magical spell.
(c) A large rock.
(d) His foot.

4. What has become of Thecla's body?
(a) It was used to make Severian's drink.
(b) It was thrown in the river.
(c) It remains buried in the cemetery.
(d) It was burned.

5. What does Severian lose during his struggle in the cave?
(a) The letter from Thecla.
(b) The Claw.
(c) His sword.
(d) His lantern.

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

7. What does Severian offer to help the green man do?
(a) Fight the people holding him captive.
(b) Escape.
(c) Return home.
(d) Get revenge.

8. What does Vodalus tell Severian to throw away?
(a) His executioner's axe.
(b) The letter from Thecla.
(c) His sword.
(d) The Claw.

9. What does Severian tell Thea before he goes into the woods?
(a) That there are dragons in the cave.
(b) That he knew her sister.
(c) That he loves her.
(d) That Vodalus is evil.

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

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

12. What does Severian find in the water near the end of the book?
(a) An ancient sword.
(b) A letter from Dorcas.
(c) An emerald.
(d) A beautiful and frightening creature.

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

14. Who is Barnach?
(a) A servant of Vodalus.
(b) Severian's assistant.
(c) A fellow executioner.
(d) A priest.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What are Severian and Jonas given when they leave Vodalus' camp?

2. What does one of the men who captured Severian and Jonas accidentally kill himself with?

3. Who wants to leave with Dr. Talos at the end of the book, but is refused?

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

5. Severian and Dorcas decide that Jolenta's wounds were caused by what?

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