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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When she finally grows sick of the routine of her days in Glome, Orual. . .
(a) leaves to find Psyche.
(b) step down as Queen.
(c) decides to travel in other lands.
(d) decides to bring the Fox home to Greece.

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

3. Who does the Queen vow to kill at the end of chapter 19?
(a) Bardia
(b) Poobi
(c) Orual
(d) The King

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

5. In the title Till We Have Faces, the "faces" are. . .
(a) our repeated complaints, and the demand for answers.
(b) our roles as Queens, Kings, Soldiers, Priests, for example.
(c) our true selves, or the words that lay at the center of our souls.
(d) our masks and veils.

6. Psyche cannot even imagine hiding her plan from her husband because. . .
(a) she believes he would want her to see him.
(b) she is honorable and loves her husband.
(c) she is afraid to make him angry.
(d) she wants Orual to believe she is brave.

7. As Orual considers the temple and its dwellers, she realizes what?
(a) The temple enriches the kingdom of Glome.
(b) She has caused the temple to consume others.
(c) The temple consumes people and things and gives nothing back.
(d) The temple is a refuge for lost souls.

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

9. Orual agrees to visit the natural hot spring because. . .
(a) she wants to please her young companions.
(b) she thinks that the Fox would have scolded her for missing it.
(c) she believes the Fox is waiting for her there.
(d) she wants to visit a temple near the spring.

10. Orual wins the battle because
(a) Argan's people do not believe in him.
(b) Argan does not know how to fight like the people of Glome.
(c) Trunia has given Orual the secrets to defeating Argan.
(d) Argan is overconfident and makes mistakes.

11. What effect does the King's accident have on Orual?
(a) It destroys her confidence.
(b) It makes her beautiful.
(c) It makes her an orphan.
(d) It places her in the role of King.

12. Orual decides to amend her book. Why?
(a) She has learned some of it is untrue.
(b) She is unhappy with the first draft.
(c) She regrets writing about her loves.
(d) She fears the godess will punish her.

13. Why does Orual believe she cannot change her soul from an ugly one into a beautiful one?
(a) The gods will not help her.
(b) No one in the palace will help her.
(c) She no longer has the help of Bardia and the Fox.
(d) Psyche is preventing her from changing.

14. The god "changes the past" by suggesting what?
(a) Orual has killed Psyche.
(b) Orual always knew he was real but chose to deny it.
(c) Orual must rewrite her complaint against the gods.
(d) Orual has come to the Mountain to be sacrificed.

15. The rams of the gods trample Orual. Why?
(a) Their gladness led them on without noticing Orual.
(b) They are overjoyed to see her.
(c) Their anger caused them to sweep over her.
(d) It was the wrath of the gods.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the difference between Bardia's belief about Psyche's lover and the Fox's belief?

2. What is significant about the fact that the judge sits at the same level as Orual?

3. Psyche's biggest fear for the King at the end of the chapter is. . .

4. What, according to the Fox, is the whole art and joy of words?

5. Orual offers Trunia lodging as a prisoner because

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