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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. To whom does DiCamillo dedicate the book?
(a) Abelard.
(b) Charles.
(c) DiCamillo.
(d) Blackall.

2. Chapter Six begins with which of the following?
(a) “Brother Edik’s task in the Order of the Chronicles of Sorrowing was to illuminate.”
(b) “Brother Edik’s problems were compounded.”
(c) “What she saw when she awoke was sunlight streaming through one small window that was up very high.”
(d) “In those moments when she was awake, she remembered.”

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

4. From what does Brother Antoine make candy?
(a) Spun honey.
(b) Jellied berries.
(c) Maple sugar.
(d) Dark chocolate.

5. Which phrase does Edik use to report a prophecy to Caddis?
(a) “I was given these words, and I give them to you.”
(b) “I saw something you should know about.”
(c) “These words were delivered to me as I worked.”
(d) “These words are truth. Take them.”

Short Answer Questions

1. With which of the following does the novel’s epigraph end?

2. Chapter Eleven begins with which of the following?

3. Edik sees what on the feet of the child curled up against Answelica in Chapter Three?

4. To which of the following is Answelica compared?

5. With which of the following does the novel’s epigraph begin?

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