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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I, the Hair and the Bean.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is poisoned for the king to eat as his last meal?
(a) A beet.
(b) An egg.
(c) An apple.
(d) A steak.

2. Who tells Alobar to travel to the east of the village?
(a) The goblin.
(b) The shaman.
(c) The wizard.
(d) The necromancer.

3. What kind of liquor do Madame Devalier and V'lu discuss drinking?
(a) Rum.
(b) Peppermint schnapps.
(c) Vodka.
(d) Hurricane drops.

4. What is the egg laced with?
(a) Belladonna.
(b) Iodine.
(c) Magic mushrooms.
(d) Arsenic.

5. What kind of flower is Madame Devalier distilling with V'lu at the beginning of the book?
(a) Chrysanthymum.
(b) Poppy.
(c) Jasmine.
(d) Rose.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character is half-goat, half-man?

2. What does Priscilla work as?

3. What does the narrator refer to as the steam that rises from Priscilla's tired feet?

4. What is one of the fatal signs of fading power of a ruler in Alobar's kingdom?

5. In what city does Priscilla live?

(see the answer key)

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