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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Istra's Greek name is
(a) Aphrodite
(b) Psyche
(c) Ungit
(d) Helen

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

3. Why does Orual feel "as if a soft, cold hand had been laid" on her left side when the Fox calls Psyche "prettier than Aphrodite herself"?
(a) She believes the divine nature has no envy.
(b) She believes Pysche is cursed.
(c) She believes they will anger the King of the Mountain.
(d) She believes it is a bad omen to say such things about a god.

4. The Fox is told to tutor the girls for which of the following reasons?
(a) He is to teach the girls about foreign lands.
(b) He is to teach Redival to be wise since she will never be beautiful.
(c) He is to repay a debt to the king.
(d) He is to practice tutoring the girls until the king has a son.

5. The Fox describes Psyche as which of the following?
(a) Proper
(b) Outside of Nature
(c) Other-worldly
(d) According to Nature

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Orual learn not to fear her Stepmother?

2. What name have the people begun to call Psyche?

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

4. What thoughts has Orual repeated about the gods throughout the story?

5. Orual describes Psyche's youth as her own "best times" for which reason?

Short Essay Questions

1. The Fox has taught Orual and Psyche to believe what about the people they will encounter daily?

2. How has the palace changed since Orual came out of the Pillar Room?

3. What is Orual's growing fear throughout the chapter?

4. How do Orual and the Fox end up "babysitting" Redival?

5. What kind of relationship does Orual have with her father?

6. What are the King's reasons for sacrificing Psyche?

7. Why does Orual focus on the most fearful possibilities for Psyche's death rather than encouraging her?

8. What is the lesson the Fox expresses about Nature, or the Whole, in chapter 8?

9. What does Psyche's helping Orual across the stream represent?

10. Why is Psyche ashamed to be mortal?

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