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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As Beatryce, Answelica, and Jack leave the monastery, which tricks does Jack turn?
(a) Kip-ups.
(b) Walkovers.
(c) Somersaults.
(d) Cartwheels.

2. Which of the following shapes of candy does Beatryce request in Chapter Eleven?
(a) A star.
(b) A person.
(c) A moon.
(d) A leaf.

3. Book the First begins with which of the following?
(a) “His dark robes gave off an oily sheen in the light from the candles that flickered around the throne of the king.”
(b) “Answelica was a goat with teeth that were the mirror of her soul.”
(c) “Brother Edik’s task in the Order of the Chronicles of Sorrowing was to illuminate.”
(d) “Ideally, most ideally, the goat would go with her.”

4. Chapter Seventeen begins with which of the following?
(a) “She should not have told him that she could write.”
(b) “You will go with Jack Dory.”
(c) “But she was afraid.”
(d) “The request that Jack Dory brought to the monastery was deemed by all the monks.”

5. What are Edik’s first words to Jack?
(a) “Hello.”
(b) “Are you lost?”
(c) “Who are you?”
(d) “Welcome!”

6. As which of the following does Jack note Bibspeak would return from the afterlife?
(a) Bee.
(b) Mermaid.
(c) Goat.
(d) Seahorse.

7. With what mark does Answelica leave Edik?
(a) A purple bruise.
(b) A red arrow.
(c) A black eye.
(d) A white crescent.

8. What are the first words Bibspeak says to Jack?
(a) “What if you are?”
(b) “Should we interfere with fate?”
(c) “I am Jack Dory!”
(d) “That is exactly right.”

9. Which of the following is the name of one of Beatryce’s brothers?
(a) Jakob.
(b) Wilhelm.
(c) Asop.
(d) Hans.

10. Which of the following does Edik note in Answelica’s eyes at the beginning of Chapter Four?
(a) Affection for him.
(b) Malevolent glee.
(c) Hunger.
(d) Affection for the child.

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

12. In Chapter Thirteen, what question does Bibspeak not want to ask?
(a) “And the goat?”
(b) “And your mother?”
(c) “And your father?”
(d) “And you?”

13. Chapter Twenty begins with which of the following?
(a) “But she was afraid.”
(b) “Jack Dory sat under the eaves of Granny Bibspeak’s hut.”
(c) “Beatryce held herself straighter.”
(d) “Slowly, Jack Dory lowered the stool legs to the ground.”

14. When Jack retrieves Beatryce from taking the soldier’s testimony in his village, what is she doing?
(a) Eating.
(b) Crying.
(c) Sleeping.
(d) Writing.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom does Blackall dedicate the book?

2. In Chapter Seven, what does Beatryce remember?

3. Which phrase does Edik use to report a prophecy to Caddis?

4. How old is Jack when Bibspeak dies?

5. In Chapter Nine, what is noted as being illegal?

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