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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Brutha react to the scrolls?
(a) He devours each word.
(b) He feels like they are sacred relics.
(c) He is afraid to touch them.
(d) He is awed by the artwork.

2. Why is Brutha worried as they leave the harbor?
(a) He is concerned about facing the sea goddess.
(b) He thinks the books are "leaking" in his head.
(c) He wonders if Vorbis is still alive.
(d) He isn't sure if they destroyed all the books.

3. Where does Brutha wake up after the library fire?
(a) In a shed.
(b) On a boat.
(c) In the palace.
(d) On the street.

4. How does Om get the eagle to work with him?
(a) He bites its groin.
(b) He commands it.
(c) He offers it food.
(d) He hypnotizes it.

5. How is Om spared from Vorbis?
(a) Vorbis mistakes another turtle for him.
(b) He runs away.
(c) He offers to free Vorbis' soul forever.
(d) He begs.

6. How long had Brutha been unconscious before waking in the Citadel?
(a) A few hours.
(b) One month.
(c) One day.
(d) One week.

7. Why does Brutha pass out?
(a) He needs food.
(b) He goes into a diabetic coma.
(c) The information in his head is too overwhelming.
(d) He suffers from heat exhaustion.

8. Where does Brutha wake up after the weather?
(a) Back in Ephebe.
(b) On a tropical beach.
(c) In the hull of the ship.
(d) On a rank, pebble-strewn beach.

9. What unusual feeling does Vorbis have when he faces Death?
(a) Happiness.
(b) Peace.
(c) Uncertainty.
(d) Hatred.

10. Where does Brutha work when he is back in the Citadel?
(a) In the ktichen.
(b) In the garden.
(c) In the chapel.
(d) In the marketplace.

11. What does Om fend off while Brutha is sleeping?
(a) A lion.
(b) Snakes.
(c) A hoard of small gods.
(d) Nightmares.

12. What does St. Ungulant take for sustenance?
(a) Hallucinogens.
(b) A variety of meats.
(c) Vegetables.
(d) Vitamins.

13. What was missing from the ashes that made Vorbis suspicious?
(a) A match.
(b) Book fragments.
(c) Bones.
(d) Furniture.

14. What does Brutha ask Om for during the religious crises?
(a) Peace.
(b) A sign.
(c) Water.
(d) A turtle-shaped pop.

15. What does Om tell Brutha to do when the weather hits?
(a) Hide under a table.
(b) Jump from the ship.
(c) Protect the cargo.
(d) Hoist more sails.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Didactylos say he will do with his writings?

2. What does Om offer Dhblah?

3. What does Didactylos say about his own writing - to Brutha's dismay?

4. What will make the lion lethargic, according to Om's plan?

5. Om agrees to obey the law of the mortals for how long?

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