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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the magistrate tell Lucius about his future after the trial?

2. What plan does Lucius decide to employ in Chapter 5 to get away from the robbers?

3. In Chapter 3, what does Photis tell Lucius about Milo's house?

4. The night after Lucius kisses Photis in the kitchen, what does Photis wear on her head while they make love?

5. As the charges are heard against Lucius, what does the audience do?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Captain Lamachus lose his arm? Why does he beg his fellow thieves to kill him?

2. During the night that Telyphron spends watching the dead man's corpse, what does he see? What is the condition of the corpse in the morning?

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

4. As the intruders leave Aristomenes and Socrates' hotel room, what do they do to Aristomenes? What happens as they leave?

5. During dinner at Milo's house in Chapter 2, what do Lucius, Milo, and Pamphile talk about? Why does Lucius excuse himself early?

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

7. In Aristomenes' story, where was he traveling? What was his trade?

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

9. In Chapter 2, who does Lucius ask for directions to Milo's house? What does this person tell him about Milo?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The journey of Lucius as an animal is the main element in the novel. Write an essay about the meaning of Lucius' journey and what Lucius learns about mankind and society in his travels. What is the message of the novel?

Essay Topic 2

The theme of masquerade is an important element in the novel. Write an essay about masquerade in the novel. Who uses it? Why? What does this do in the novel? Be sure to use at least two detailed examples in your argument.

Essay Topic 3

Greed is an important element in the novel. Write an essay on the role of greed in the novel. Be sure to use at least three examples in your argument. How does greed motivate the characters in the novel?

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