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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. Orual fantasizes helping out a weeping and penitent Psyche. Why?
(a) She fears Psyche will never love her.
(b) She believes Psyche is embarrassed and wants to apologize.
(c) She believes she can express her love by helping her wounded sister.
(d) She believes Psyche will never love her otherwise.

2. The story the old priest relays implies that
(a) Psyche was jealous of her sisters.
(b) The sisters had no clear signs from the gods.
(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.

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

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

5. How does Orual describe the image of love she represents versus Psyche's image?
(a) She is burdened and resolute while Psyche is joyful.
(b) She is joyful and Psyche is stern.
(c) She is happy while Psyche is sad.
(d) She is heavy and cold while Psyche is resolute.

Short Answer Questions

1. What news does the messenger bring to the Pillar Room?

2. Orual believes that she has proven what?

3. The first truth Orual learns she has misunderstood is. . .

4. Who does the Queen vow to kill at the end of chapter 19?

5. Even though the King is not home to catch her, Orual slinks back into the palace because. . .

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the last days of the Fox.

2. How does Orual hope to use Trunia and Redival to bring peace to Glome and Phars?

3. Who visits Orual at the beginning of the chapter? What does he/she want?

4. How does Orual feel about the ceremony of the House of Ungit?

5. How does the God reveal himself to Orual?

6. What has prepared Orual to rule as queen of Glome?

7. How is Orual persuaded not to kill herself?

8. What conflict comes between Orual and the Fox?

9. What does Orual realize about the inability of humans to communicate with the gods?

10. What is the subject of Orual's book? Why has she written it?

(see the answer keys)

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