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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. When does Orual first understand that she is ugly?
(a) When the King implies that her face will frighten his new bride.
(b) When the priest insists she wear a veil in front of him.
(c) When the King tells her Redival is prettier.
(d) When the priest insists she wear his bird mask.

2. The Fox is told to tutor the girls for which of the following reasons?
(a) He is to teach Redival to be wise since she will never be beautiful.
(b) He is to teach the girls about foreign lands.
(c) He is to practice tutoring the girls until the king has a son.
(d) He is to repay a debt to the king.

3. What does Psyche believe about the Grey Mountain, even as a child?
(a) Orual would build her a castle of gold and amber there.
(b) The years lasted longer there.
(c) She will never go there or see what is on the other side.
(d) She will marry a king who builds her a castle there.

4. Orual describes Bardia's statement that "If a man was blind and she weren't the King's daughter, she'd make him a good wife," as. . .
(a) a challenge to her honor.
(b) the nearest thing to a love-speech ever made to her.
(c) the cruellest thing anyone had ever said about her.
(d) a proposal of marriage.

5. What thoughts has Orual repeated about the gods throughout the story?
(a) The gods want vengeance and blood.
(b) The gods are neutral and unemotional.
(c) The gods are good and kindly.
(d) The gods are vile and cruel.

Short Answer Questions

1. What news does the King deliver to his daughters and the Fox while they are studying?

2. What potential problem is rising between Redival and Psyche?

3. What were the "knocks of the hammer" that destroyed Orual's happiness with the Fox and Psyche?

4. Whose voices does Orual hear crying out at the end of chapter 9?

5. Why does Orual not recognize Psyche in the procession?

(see the answer key)

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