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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Front Matter and Book the First.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the end of Chapter Twelve, a prophecy is noted that a girl child will come and do which of the following?
(a) Unseat a king and bring about a great change.
(b) Become the mother of kings and begin a new dynasty.
(c) Slay the one whom no man can kill.
(d) Be free of blemish and unstained.

2. In Chapter Four, Edik guesses the child is no older than which age?
(a) 14.
(b) 10.
(c) 11.
(d) 12.

3. In Chapter Eight, which of the following names does Beatryce posit for Answelica before learning the goat’s true name?
(a) Braggadocio.
(b) Burnet.
(c) Blaggart.
(d) Blechdor.

4. What kind of mattress does Beatryce have in Chapter Eight?
(a) Feather.
(b) Wool.
(c) None.
(d) Straw.

5. With which of the following does the novel’s epigraph begin?
(a) “It is written in the Chronicles of Sorrowing.”
(b) “One day where will come a child.”
(c) “This child will be a girl.”
(d) “The prophecy has long been ignored.”

Short Answer Questions

1. Chapter Three begins with which of the following?

2. Chapter Two begins with which of the following?

3. Chapter Twelve begins with which of the following?

4. Chapter Seven begins with which of the following?

5. To whom does Blackall dedicate the book?

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