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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Where do the boys hide when they hear a commotion?
2. How is Agilus executed?
3. What is Severian given by the man he saves?
4. What kind of apprentices are Severian and the other boys?
5. What are Severian and his challenger wearing when they enter the arena?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter 25, why does the innkeeper make Severian pay for his meal upfront?
2. What happens to Severian's wounds from the duel?
3. What reason does Master Palaemon give Severian that the guild is unable to punish or kill Severian for helping Thecla?
4. How does the machine that Thecla is strapped to make a person feel?
5. What does Thecla hope the Autarch will do?
6. Why does the guild teach torturer apprentices to tend wounds?
7. Why does Master Gurloes ask Severian if he wants to be a torturer?
8. Who does Severian realize is Thecla's sister?
9. Why is it impossible for Master Malrubius to have been outside Severian's room after the feast?
10. What do Severian and the other apprentices see when they go to the graveyard?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
There are certain events within the book that draw the reader to make some correlation between Shadow & Claw and the Christian Bible. Identify at least three aspects of the book that can be compared to the Bible and explain each of them. Describe the aspects and Biblical references. Are the similarities intentional? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 2
What role does the future play in Shadow & Claw? What mentions of the future are there? How does Severian seem to feel about his future?
Essay Topic 3
Why does Jonas say that he and Severian are monsters? What does he mean by this? Does the author intend for the reader to think of either character as a monster? Why or why not?
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