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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. What does Dorcas do when she realizes that Severian and Jonas made love?
2. What has become of Thecla's body?
3. What makes the things that attack Severian in the cave finally run in fear?
4. During the final play in the book, who is supposed to scare the crowds?
5. While escaping from the prison in the House of Absolute, Severian and Jonas find a room with what in it?
Short Essay Questions
1. Following the feast, Severian and Jonas are captured by guards. Where are they taken?
2. What happens to Hildegrin while the witches are in a trance?
3. Why were Vodalus' men sent to get Severian?
4. What does Severian say about the magic fountain that leads the reader to believe it may have been correct about Severian's future?
5. Why does Jonas leave Severian and Agia alone while he goes to get the horses?
6. Why does Barnoch look half dead when Severian first sees him?
7. What do the witches in the castle assure Severian and Dorcas of concerning Jolenta?
8. When Severian finds Dr. Talos and the others in the garden at the House of Absolute, what is Dr. Talos doing?
9. Why does Severian begin to feel sick while he is waiting for the feast to begin?
10. What reason does the green man give Severian for his being green?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Why does the author use past tense to tell this story? What purpose does it serve? Does it add to or detract from the story? Would the story work if told in any other tense?
Essay Topic 2
How does the author build a sense of mystery in Shadow & Claw? What purpose does the element of mystery serve? Provide specific examples of mysterious events or statements to support your ideas.
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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