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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. When Severian tries to treat Jonas' wound, what does he discover about Jonas?
(a) Jonas has the mark of the Claw on his arm.
(b) Jonas is already dead.
(c) Jonas is one of the green men.
(d) Metal covers most of Jonas' body.

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

3. Who does Severian find out Jolenta is after her death?
(a) The waitress from the inn.
(b) Thecla.
(c) His sister.
(d) The local priestess.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Severian get the book that he reads to Jonas?

2. What does the green man say has been integrated into his blood?

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

4. Where are the wounds that Jolenta is bleeding from?

5. Why doesn't Dr. Talos want the crowd at the final play in the book to be frightened away?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why were Vodalus' men sent to get Severian?

3. What do Dr. Talos and Baldanders plan to do when they leave the group toward the end of the book?

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

5. Why is Severian sad when he sees Agia and the archers after leaving the caves?

6. Following the feast, Severian and Jonas are captured by guards. Where are they taken?

7. What prompts Severian to leave the cave where he was attacked by beasts?

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

9. During the last play in the book, what happens that makes Severian think there will be a lot of trouble?

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

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