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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 Vodalus make Severian and Jonas swear?
(a) To never marry or have children.
(b) They will not tell where he is hiding.
(c) An oath of loyalty.
(d) To leave the area and never return.

2. What does Severian place on the soldier's head that brings the soldier back to life?
(a) His hand.
(b) Dragon blood.
(c) The Claw.
(d) The animal elixir.

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

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

5. What are Severian and Jonas given when they leave Vodalus' camp?
(a) A bag of money.
(b) A bottle of animal elixir.
(c) Two horses.
(d) A map.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Severian keep hidden in his boot?

2. When does Jonas capture the beast that killed the soldier?

3. Who is Barnach?

4. What is the name of the village where Severian works as an executioner at the beginning of Part 2?

5. What does Severian hear the morning after he parts ways with Dr. Talos following the final play?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Dorcas tell Severian about her memories when they are reunited in the garden?

2. When Severian finds Dr. Talos and the others in the garden at the House of Absolute, what is Dr. Talos doing?

3. How does Jonas hope to find a way to fix himself?

4. Why does Barnoch look half dead when Severian first sees him?

5. Why does Dorcas cry when Severian and Jolenta return from the rivers edge?

6. Why is Severian unable to kill Agia?

7. Why does Severian begin to feel sick while he is waiting for the feast to begin?

8. What does Severian remind Vodalus of when he and Jonas are brought before Vodalus?

9. Why does Severian stop to look for his missing sword before he leaves the cave where the beasts attacked him?

10. What do the beasts Severian encounters in the cave look like?

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