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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Severian get the book that he reads to Jonas?
(a) Vodalus.
(b) Thecla's cell.
(c) The master of the guild.
(d) The library in the House of Absolute.

2. What or who attacks Severian and Jonas after bringing the soldier back to life?
(a) A stone statue.
(b) Vodalus' men.
(c) The guild.
(d) Ape men.

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

4. What does Severian keep hidden in his boot?
(a) His sword.
(b) A dagger.
(c) The Claw of the Conciliator.
(d) A money pouch.

5. Where do Severian and Jolenta go to make love?
(a) The cave.
(b) The water's edge.
(c) The portal room.
(d) A room in the House of Absolute.

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

7. What part of the animal is the liquid in the bottle gathered from?
(a) The brain.
(b) The heart.
(c) The liver.
(d) The blood.

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

9. Who does Severian meet that is able to see the future?
(a) Dorcas.
(b) Jonas.
(c) Dr. Talos.
(d) The green man.

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

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

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

13. Dr. Talos uses a book for his final play. What is this book?
(a) The story of the green man.
(b) The book of the executioner.
(c) The Iliad.
(d) The lost book of the new sun.

14. What is Severian attacked by in the cave?
(a) Averns.
(b) A dragon.
(c) Snakes and serpents.
(d) Ape men.

15. What does Severian forget to bring with him when he goes to meet Thecla?
(a) His sword.
(b) The Claw.
(c) The gemstone.
(d) A lantern.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the prisoners tell Severian and Jonas happens to the prisoners there?

2. While Dorcas and Severian are in the castle, who arrives?

3. What does Severian tell Thea before he goes into the woods?

4. Before Vodalus was separated from Dorcas, who was following them?

5. What does Severian find in the water after being attacked in the cave?

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