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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. Alobar stops near what landmark to sleep until daybreak as he begins his journey?
(a) The desert.
(b) The river.
(c) The ocean.
(d) The spring.

2. What time is it when Madame Devalier asks V'lu for the time at the beginning of the novel?
(a) Midnight.
(b) Three a.m.
(c) Four a.m.
(d) Six a.m.

3. In what kind of apartment do artists rarely live?
(a) Penthouse.
(b) Duplex.
(c) Studio.
(d) First-floor.

4. The proverb of what nationality warns, "A tale that begins with a beet will end with the devil"?
(a) Ukranian.
(b) Chinese.
(c) German.
(d) Native American.

5. What is it custom for Alobar's kingdom to do once the ruler shows signs of age?
(a) Kill him.
(b) Uncrown him.
(c) Crown him.
(d) Banish him.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character does Wren tell Alobar is pregnant?

2. Which character says, "Even then I might not go. Frankly, I do not like the way death does business"?

3. What is the "most intense of vegetables"?

4. Which of the king's wives is to feed him his final meal?

5. The man who sold Madame Devalier the flowers is from which location?

(see the answer key)

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