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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapter 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What were the "knocks of the hammer" that destroyed Orual's happiness with the Fox and Psyche?
(a) Bad marriages, starvation, and traitorous soldiers
(b) The priest's cursing of the family and the Fox's death
(c) Lack of an army and Psyche's desertion of the family
(d) Bad harvests, strangers' worship of Psyche, and rebellion

2. Orual describes Psyche's youth as her own "best times" for which reason?
(a) Batta became a grandmother to Psyche.
(b) Orual, Psyche, and the Fox loved and raised Psyche.
(c) Orual and the Fox took Psyche away from Glome.
(d) Psyche is as beautiful as a goddess.

3. When Psyche expresses fear, Orual feels relief because. . .
(a) she has come to make Psyche afraid.
(b) she believes Psyche is insane.
(c) she does not want to be alone in her fear.
(d) she has come to comfort Psyche.

4. Psyche cannot even imagine hiding her plan from her husband because. . .
(a) she is afraid to make him angry.
(b) she wants Orual to believe she is brave.
(c) she is honorable and loves her husband.
(d) she believes he would want her to see him.

5. Who comes to the palace backed by an "army"?
(a) The Priest
(b) Ungit
(c) Batta
(d) The king

Short Answer Questions

1. To what does the Fox attribute the fact that the dangers and plagues disappeared from Glome when Psyche was sacrificed?

2. What thought is unexpectedly bothering Orual?

3. Why does Orual learn not to fear her Stepmother?

4. In Orual's stubbornness and pride, she says she learns what through her argument with Psyche?

5. Bardia offers to accompany Orual up the Mountain. Why?

(see the answer key)

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