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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. Chapter Nine begins with which of the following?
(a) “Brother Edik’s problems were compounded.”
(b) “She tried not to think about what she could not remember.”
(c) “He illuminated the letter B.”
(d) “The day after her fever broke.”

2. What are the first reported words of the soldier as he lies abed in Jack’s village?
(a) “I am in need of a brother from the monastery.”
(b) “I want to die!”
(c) “I know who you are.”
(d) “What is it that you want to say?”

3. The word “antipathies” is most similar in meaning to which of the following?
(a) Mild dislike.
(b) Intense like.
(c) Mild like.
(d) Intense dislike.

4. With which of the following does Edik note Answelica marked him?
(a) Her eye.
(b) Her tooth.
(c) Her hoof.
(d) Her horn.

5. In Chapter Twenty, what prophecy concerning what the youngest son of a youngest son will do does the counselor quote to the king?
(a) Bedeck the throne.
(b) Depart from the throne.
(c) Ascend to the throne.
(d) Abolish the throne.

Short Answer Questions

1. To which of the following is Answelica compared?

2. Which of the following is the name of one of Beatryce’s brothers?

3. In Chapter Ten, which of the following does Edik draw?

4. How old is Jack when Bibspeak dies?

5. Which of the following illustrations is at the end of Chapter Two?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter Fifteen, what reasons does the soldier give for wishing to be a bag of vegetables?

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

3. What does Beatryce think about as she prepares to take the soldier’s testimony in Jack’s village?

4. In Chapter Nine, whom does Edik note expecting to be literate?

5. Early in Chapter One, what is portrayed as among Answelica’s favorite games?

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

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

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

9. How does Edik note feeling about hearing his father’s voice?

10. Why is Edik tardy in feeding Answelica?

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