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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Severian find in his satchel following Agilus' execution?
(a) The Claw of the Conciliator.
(b) A gold coin.
(c) A green dagger.
(d) A letter from Agia.

2. What is the guild unable to pass on its own?
(a) Safety tests.
(b) The gates of the city.
(c) New laws.
(d) Judgement.

3. After Thecla's death, what is missing from the room Severian is placed in?
(a) Guards.
(b) Windows.
(c) Locks.
(d) A door.

4. How does the guild refer to the people who are sent there?
(a) Clients.
(b) Friends.
(c) Subjects.
(d) Dead men walking.

5. After the play, Severian falls asleep and dreams of whom?
(a) The waitress.
(b) Master Gurloes.
(c) Master Malrubius and Triskele.
(d) Dorcas.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the execution, how does the odd man in the crowd attempt to communicate with Severian?

2. What orders does Severian find on Master Gurloes' table?

3. What are Severian and his challenger wearing when they enter the arena?

4. What will happen to Severian if he tries to leave the room he is placed in following Thecla's death?

5. Who explains to the waitress that they will be putting on a play?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why isn't the guild able to pass judgement on the people who are sent there?

2. According to Agilus, why did the masked man challenge Severian?

3. Why does Severian put on his torturer's mask before entering the arena to duel?

4. What does Agia tell Severian he should do rather than dueling with the masked man?

5. Why does Vodalus give Severian a gold coin?

6. In Chapter 25, why does the innkeeper make Severian pay for his meal upfront?

7. What happens to Severian's wounds from the duel?

8. Why does the guild teach torturer apprentices to tend wounds?

9. How does the machine that Thecla is strapped to make a person feel?

10. What does Severian realize about the ferryman who carries him and Agia across the river to get the avern?

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