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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. Orual begins her story on the day. . .
(a) her stepmother came to them.
(b) Psyche was born.
(c) her mother died.
(d) the prince was born.

2. Psyche's refusal to leave the Mountain arises chiefly from what reason?
(a) She is mad and unable to make rational decisions.
(b) She is too proud to take orders from Orual anymore.
(c) She must obey her husband, and stay in her new home?
(d) She is angry at Orual.

3. Orual's successor as ruler of Glome will be:
(a) Phars
(b) Trunia
(c) Redival
(d) Daaran

4. The story the old priest relays implies that
(a) Orual knew that Psyche's husband was a god, but destroyed her happiness out of jealousy.
(b) Orual could not guess the answer to the gods' riddle and so was destroyed.
(c) Psyche was jealous of her sisters.
(d) The sisters had no clear signs from the gods.

5. Psyche serves Orual:
(a) Berries and water
(b) Bread and water
(c) Berries and milk
(d) Meat and wine

Short Answer Questions

1. What caused the King's position to weaken even further?

2. Why does Redival feel she will no longer attract men's attention on her walks to the temple?

3. For what reason does Orual delay her trip to the Mountain to bury Psyche?

4. Orual fantasizes helping out a weeping and penitent Psyche. Why?

5. Psyche cannot even imagine hiding her plan from her husband because. . .

(see the answer key)

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