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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. With what does the soldier lying abed in Jack’s village begin his testimony?
(a) “I regret the children.”
(b) “Under this bed is the sword.”
(c) “How many have I killed?”
(d) “I have killed.”

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

3. Which of the following is illustrated in Chapter Ten?
(a) A goat curled up with a girl.
(b) A mermaid hairbrush.
(c) A shorn-headed girl.
(d) A goat headbutting a monk.

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

5. Chapter Eleven begins with which of the following?
(a) “Answelica was a goat with teeth that were the mirror of her soul.”
(b) “She tried not to think about what she could not remember.”
(c) “The day after her fever broke.”
(d) “All of this took place during a time of war.”

Short Answer Questions

1. Book the Second ends with which of the following?

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

3. In Chapter Eight, which of the following names does Beatryce posit for Answelica before learning the goat’s true name?

4. Which of the following did the man with the knife take from Jack’s father?

5. Which of the following is illustrated in Chapter Eighteen?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In Chapter Eight, how does Edik describe the Chronicles of Sorrowing?

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

4. In Chapter Four, how does Edik initially assess the condition of the child who had been curled up next to Answelica?

5. At the end of Chapter Thirteen, how long does Bibspeak make Jack repeat his name?

6. In Chapter Twelve, how does Edik propose concealing Beatryce?

7. In Chapter Thirteen, what reason does Jack give for his family’s flight?

8. In Chapter Five, how does Beatryce describe the seahorse?

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

10. What reasons do the monks note for keeping Answelica alive?

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