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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What potential problem is rising between Redival and Psyche?
(a) Redival wants to marry the King of Grey Mountain.
(b) Psyche has fallen in love with Redival's betrothed soldier.
(c) Redival wants attention from Orual and the Fox.
(d) Psyche is much more beautiful than Redival.

2. Why does Redival feel she will no longer attract men's attention on her walks to the temple?
(a) The men have all seen Istra's superior beauty.
(b) People believe she carries the fever.
(c) No one dares to talk to the king's daughters.
(d) She has become as ugly as Orual.

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

4. Bardia offers to accompany Orual up the Mountain. Why?
(a) He wants to assure her safety and help her in an honorable task.
(b) He wants to prevent her from burying Psyche.
(c) Orual has threatened to turn him over to the King if he does not.
(d) The King has asked Bardia to watch over Orual.

5. What name does Psyche call Orual that she learned from the Fox?
(a) Aphrodite
(b) Redival
(c) Maia
(d) Ungit

6. What is King Trom most concerned with in this chapter?
(a) He wants to marry Redival and Orual to kings.
(b) He wants Orual to be heir to his throne.
(c) He wants the Fox to be heir to his throne.
(d) He wants to leave a male heir to his throne.

7. In Orual's stubbornness and pride, she says she learns what through her argument with Psyche?
(a) She learns that she does not have enough faith.
(b) She learns that Psyche does not love her anymore.
(c) She learns that she has been wrong to disagree with Psyche.
(d) She learns how one can hate those one loves.

8. Which of the following solutions does the Fox offer the King when faced with the sacrifice of Psyche?
(a) Offer his son instead
(b) Trick the Priest
(c) Sacrifice his wealth and kingdom to another king for help
(d) Offer the gods all his wealth and kingdom

9. The fact that Orual cannot see the Psyche's palace implies that. . .
(a) Orual does not want to believe in gods.
(b) Orual does not have the faith that is required to see it.
(c) Psyche cannot see the palace either.
(d) Psyche is trying to deceive Orual.

10. Why does the Fox not believe a god would take Psyche for his bride?
(a) Gods and humans detest each other.
(b) The universe, or Divine Nature, still wants revenge for Psyche's blasphemy.
(c) The Divine Nature would forbid it.
(d) The universe, or Divine Nature, does not have human inclinations.

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

12. Why does the palace fade before Orual's eyes?
(a) She calls out for Psyche to leave the palace.
(b) She calls out for Bardia, and the vision disappears
(c) She is afraid of the vision, so it disappears.
(d) She begins to doubt she sees it, and it disappears.

13. As she regards the vision, Orual begins to believe what?
(a) Psyche is merely being deceived.
(b) She has become mad as Psyche is.
(c) She has wronged Psyche and must return and beg forgiveness.
(d) Psyche is in terrible danger and Orual must cross the river to save her.

14. Why does Psyche believe men behave in an evil way?
(a) They do not know what is good from what is bad.
(b) They are basically good, but choose to do bad for fun.
(c) They are to be pitied.
(d) They are all evil at heart.

15. 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 vile and cruel.
(d) The gods are good and kindly.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Bardia suggests they sleep back to back to ward off the cold, Orual. . .

2. The Fox suggests Pscyhe's lover is. . .

3. What is ironic about Psyche's treatment of Orual when she sees Orual's bruises?

4. What is Redival caught doing at the beginning of chapter 3?

5. What promise does Psyche extract from Orual?

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