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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To which of the following is the soldier who had lain abed in Jack’s village compared?
(a) Turnips.
(b) Cabbages.
(c) Carrots.
(d) Potatoes.

2. In Chapter Nine, what is noted as being illegal?
(a) Teaching commoners swordcraft.
(b) Teaching old dogs new tricks.
(c) Teaching men to read and write.
(d) Teaching women to read and write.

3. In Chapter Eight, which of the following names does Beatryce posit for Answelica before learning the goat’s true name?
(a) Melodius.
(b) Massapequa.
(c) Meliagraunce.
(d) Massop.

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

5. Which of the following did the man with the knife take from Jack’s father?
(a) Money.
(b) A hat.
(c) A cloak.
(d) Food.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter Twenty, what prophecy concerning what the youngest son of a youngest son will do does the counselor quote to the king?

2. Chapter Twenty-two begins with which of the following?

3. How long does Bibspeak live after taking Jack in?

4. With which of the following does Edik note Answelica marked him?

5. Chapter Eighteen begins with which of the following?

Short Essay Questions

1. What job does Jack have in his village, and why?

2. What reason does Edik give for having been in a field with Answelica early in Chapter Three?

3. At the beginning of Chapter Fourteen, what sobriquets does Bibspeak apply to Jack?

4. What reason does Jack give for not wanting to know a secret in Chapter Fifteen?

5. What do the king and the counselor discuss in their interlude in Chapter Six?

6. Why does Beatryce love Edik’s roving eye?

7. Why is Edik tardy in feeding Answelica?

8. How long does Chapter Thirteen note that Bibspeak had been in the world?

9. In Chapter Six, what does Edik note wanting his letters to illuminate?

10. In Chapter Eight, what does Beatryce first discuss with Edik?

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