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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. Why has the Fox been allowed such freedom with the King's daughters?
(a) He has become a potential husband for Psyche.
(b) He has become an advisor to the Priest of Ungit.
(c) He has become a trusted advisor to the King.
(d) He has become a trusted advisor to Orual.

2. On their return home, Bardia expresses what opinion on the subject of Psyche's lover?
(a) He believes it is invisible.
(b) He believes Psyche is mad and has no lover.
(c) He believes it hides out of fear of being caught by others.
(d) He believes it hides itself because it is ugly and fearful.

3. What news does the King deliver to his daughters and the Fox while they are studying?
(a) He is to marry the third daughter of the King of Caphad.
(b) He is at war with the King of Caphad.
(c) He is to marry the third daughter of the King of Phars.
(d) He is at war with the King of Phars.

4. Which of the following is a reason why the narrator does not fear the gods will punish her for writing her book?
(a) She has no loved ones left whom the gods can hurt.
(b) She is old and has already suffered terrors and plagues.
(c) She is writing the book in Greek, which the gods will not understand.
(d) The Greeks' wise men will know whether her complaint is right or wrong.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Before the birth of King Trom's third child, the atmosphere of the castle is. . .

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

3. Why does Psyche believe men behave in an evil way?

4. The King does not believe Orual loves Psyche because. . .

5. For what reason does Orual delay her trip to the Mountain to bury Psyche?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Psyche's mention of "He" anger Orual?

3. Describe the Fox's personality.

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

5. Orual calls the love she feels for Psyche "deeper than theirs who seek only the happiness of their beloved." What does this imply about Orual's former thoughts on leaving Psyche to her happiness?

6. What reasons does the Fox have for wanting to commit suicide?

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

8. What is Redival's purpose in visiting the temple so frequently?

9. What does Orual believe is the true reason the gods have tried to give her such feelings of happiness on her journey, and why does she refuse to accept these feelings?

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

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