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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who recognizes Orual's grief and offers her an outlet through training at swords?
(a) Tarin
(b) The King
(c) The Fox
(d) Bardia

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

3. When Orual learns of Batta's behavior toward other slaves, she. . .
(a) sells Batta to Phars.
(b) orders Batta out of Glome.
(c) orders Batta hanged.
(d) marries Batta off to a good man.

4. What thoughts does Orual repress when resolving to save Psyche?
(a) She represses the thought that murder is wrong.
(b) She represses the thought that children must obey their parents.
(c) She represses the thought that Psyche is happy and she should not meddle.
(d) She represses the thought that Psyche may bear the child of a beast.

5. Orual first believes Redival is the Accursed because. . .
(a) she caused the famine.
(b) she caused the fever.
(c) she is worshiped as a goddess.
(d) she behaves immorally.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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. . .

2. Orual agrees to visit the natural hot spring because. . .

3. What does the King do when Orual offers to sacrifice herself in place of Psyche?

4. Trying to make Psyche see reason, Orual begins to. . .

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

(see the answer key)

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