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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. As Lucius returns home from Byrrhaena's dinner party, who does he see at Milo's gate?
(a) Photis.
(b) Robbers.
(c) Thelyphron.
(d) Socrates.

2. With what is Socrates' wound covered?
(a) A cloth.
(b) His tunic.
(c) A sponge.
(d) His bedcovers.

3. Why is Psyche's husband apprehensive about letting Psyche's sisters visit?
(a) He is worried he will fall in love with one of them.
(b) He is worried they will fall in love with him.
(c) He thinks they are beneath him.
(d) He is worried they will ruin their marriage.

4. What does Lucius eat for dinner in Chapter 6?
(a) Hay.
(b) Oats.
(c) Bread.
(d) Stew.

5. What plant does Lucius find which is poisonous, but which he still considers eating?
(a) Rose Thorns.
(b) Rose violets.
(c) Rose Laurels.
(d) Rose peonies.

Short Answer Questions

1. Socrates says the woman he was living with was_____________.

2. In Chapter 5, when Lucius goes to watch Pamphile perform magic, he watches through _________.

3. Where is the main character traveling in Book 1?

4. Despite her beauty, Psyche has trouble with___________.

5. What do Psyche's sisters convince Psyche about her husband on their second visit?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 3, what job does Telyphron tell Lucius about? Why did Telyphron have this job?

2. What does Fotis say is the cure for Lucius' condition? What happens before Fotis is able to administer this cure?

3. While Lucius and Fotis watch, Pamphile turns herself into what? Why?

4. In Telyphron's story, what nationality is the man who speaks to the dead? Who is accused of killing the dead man?

5. In Chapter 2, who does Lucius meet in the market when he goes to buy fish? What does this person do with his fish?

6. What kind of house does Byrrhaena's live in? What does Byrrhaena tell Lucius about Pamphile?

7. In Chapter 2, who does Lucius meet in the market while he is exploring the city? What does this person offer him?

8. Why do the townspeople put on an elaborate hoax every year? Who sets Lucius up for their prank this year?

9. While Aristomenes and Socrates are sleeping, who comes into their room? What happens to Socrates?

10. Where does Psyche go to look for her husband after he disappears? To whom does she finally turn to as a last resort?

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