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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. To prepare Orual for killing a man, Bardia insists that she. . .
(a) kill a pig.
(b) kill a slave.
(c) kill a soldier.
(d) kill a cow.

2. What emotion does Orual express most when discussing their father, the King?
(a) Sorrow
(b) Trust
(c) Anger
(d) Love

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

4. What does Orual call the greatest shame of her life?
(a) The king's insistence that he be sacrificed.
(b) The king's suggestion that Psyche be sacrificed.
(c) The king's relief when he hears someone else is to be sacrificed.
(d) The king's suggestion that Orual be sacrificed.

5. What caused the King's position to weaken even further?
(a) His slaves rose up against him.
(b) His marriage to the King of Caphad's fourth daughter.
(c) His starvation of the people.
(d) His slaughter of an enemy was excessive and cruel.

Short Answer Questions

1. After the battle, Orual is angry that Bardia says "The day's work is over" because it implies what?

2. When Orual learns of Batta's behavior toward other slaves, she. . .

3. When Psyche is sick with fever she speaks mostly of what?

4. Why does the palace fade before Orual's eyes?

5. What promise does Psyche extract from Orual?

(see the answer key)

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