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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. After Orual frees the Fox, she convinces herself that he will leave her. Why?
(a) He is angry at her for keeping him a slave so long.
(b) He loves his own family more than her.
(c) He never loved her, only Psyche.
(d) He fears and loathes her now that she is Queen.

2. The fact that Orual does not see the beauty in the journey the second time suggests what?
(a) Psyche's god will not allow her to see it.
(b) She is not open to its beauty as she was before.
(c) The place has changed since she visited first.
(d) Psyche's god has disguised the Mountain.

3. The Fox's visions show Orual. . .
(a) that Psyche and Orual were the same person.
(b) that Psyche did not suffer because the god protected her.
(c) that Psyche and Orual would never be reunited.
(d) that Psyche did not suffer because Orual bore the anguish for her.

4. Orual's visit with Ansit reveals what?
(a) Bardia and Ansit loved each other.
(b) Ansit tried to prevent Bardia from working with Orual.
(c) Ilerdia had betrayed Ansit.
(d) Her overburdening Bardia with work made his life difficult.

5. When Orual shuts the windows against the chains' weeping sound, she is symbolically. . .
(a) closing the door on her role as Queen.
(b) wishing for escape from the castle.
(c) denying her love for Psyche.
(d) refusing to let the world into her room.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Orual reunites with Psyche, she realizes that everything that was or will be existed. . .

2. The god's words "you also shall be psyche" suggest what to Orual?

3. Arnom delivers the news that

4. Orual wins the battle because

5. To what two things does Orual compare the ugly scribble of her complaint?

Short Essay Questions

1. What test does Orual propose of Psyche?

2. In this chapter, what is the source of conflict between Orual and Psyche?

3. What complaints does Orual make of the Gods during her trial?

4. What is Orual's plan to defeat Argan and rescue Phars?

5. How is it that Psyche could have endured so much without any anguish?

6. What conflict comes between Orual and the Fox?

7. What does Ansit confess to Orual regarding Bardia?

8. How does Orual motivate herself to draw blood in combat with Argan?

9. How is Orual persuaded not to kill herself?

10. What are Orual's strengths as a queen?

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