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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. When Severian meets up with the group in the garden at the House of Absolute, who embraces him?
(a) Dorcas.
(b) Baldanders.
(c) Vodalus.
(d) Dr. Talos.

4. When Thea meets with Severian, what information does Severian give Thea?
(a) Vodalus' whereabouts.
(b) Where to find the Claw.
(c) How to get to the guild.
(d) What happened to her sister.

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

6. Where does Vodalus tell Severian he can find Dorcas?
(a) The forest.
(b) The House of Absolute.
(c) The inn.
(d) Thrax.

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

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

9. While escaping from the prison in the House of Absolute, Severian and Jonas find a room with what in it?
(a) Dead guards.
(b) A pile of treasure.
(c) Mirrors.
(d) Weapons.

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

11. Before Vodalus was separated from Dorcas, who was following them?
(a) Jonas.
(b) Hildegrin.
(c) Drotte.
(d) Agia.

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

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

14. In the House of Absolute, what turns out to be portals to other dimensions?
(a) The windows.
(b) The mirrors.
(c) Paintings in the hallway.
(d) The prison cells.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who goes mad and attacks people during the Dr. Talos' final play?

2. Where is Severian supposed to find Dorcas at the House of Absolute?

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

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

5. What does Dorcas reveal she has remembered when she sees Severian at the House of Absolute?

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