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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. When Psyche suggests her god might be able to make Orual see and understand her situation, how does Orual respond?
(a) She says she hates it and does not want to understand it.
(b) She agrees.
(c) She begs Psyche to admit she cannot see it either.
(d) She challenges the god to make her see.

2. When Psyche expresses fear, Orual feels relief because. . .
(a) she has come to make Psyche afraid.
(b) she does not want to be alone in her fear.
(c) she has come to comfort Psyche.
(d) she believes Psyche is insane.

3. Orual identifies which turn of events as "the subtlety of the god who is against us"?
(a) Pysche's inability to heal the Fox and her responsibilty for others' deaths
(b) Psyche's
(c) Redival's revenge and the citizens' support for her
(d) Psyche's marriage to Tarin and eventual rebellion

4. How does Orual attempt to overcome Bardia?
(a) She fights him with a sword.
(b) She brings slaves to help her.
(c) She begs him until he relents.
(d) She threatens to turn him over to the King.

5. 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 universe, or Divine Nature, does not have human inclinations.
(d) The Divine Nature would forbid it.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why has Redival become suddenly pious?

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

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

4. Why does Redival feel she will no longer attract men's attention on her walks to the temple?

5. 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. . .

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the Fox's personality.

2. As the discord grows between the sisters, what is happening to the kingdom of Glome?

3. Why do Orual and the Fox sense misfortune for Psyche?

4. What is the purpose of the Priest's visit?

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

6. What does Orual mean by "And my struggle began," after they pass out of sight of the mountain?

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

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

9. How are people's attitudes changing toward Psyche?

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

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