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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapter 21.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Psyche's biggest fear for the King at the end of the chapter is. . .
(a) that he should find she has been acting as Queen.
(b) that he should live.
(c) that he should prevent her from fighting.
(d) that he should die and leave her alone.

2. Orual "punishes" the Fox for what "sin?"
(a) He needed to go to sleep when she needed counsel.
(b) He left her alone when she was afraid.
(c) He grew ill when she needed protection from the King.
(d) He refused to help her with Psyche.

3. What do the grateful citizens of Glome do for Psyche that concerns Orual?
(a) They build her an altar in the Temple of Ungit.
(b) They leave offerings for her that are supposed to be special to Ungit.
(c) They make ritual sacrifices at her marriage.
(d) They compare her to Aphrodite and Helen.

4. Why does the mob return to the palace a second time?
(a) They want to curse the king.
(b) They are starving.
(c) They believe Psyche caused the fever.
(d) They want the king to have a son.

5. At the start of the chapter, Orual determines to. . .
(a) sacrifice herself to Ungit.
(b) go with Psyche to the Mountain.
(c) leave Glome for good.
(d) beg the King to free Psyche.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Orual shuts the windows against the chains' weeping sound, she is symbolically. . .

2. Orual believes the Fox is wrong about the gods because . . .

3. Why does Orual resist the "tyrannically" strong urge to re-cross the river and forgive Psyche?

4. When Psyche expresses fear, Orual feels relief because. . .

5. What is Psyche's one true fear about the sacrifice on the Mountain?

(see the answer key)

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