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

2. What lies to the west of Alobar's kingdom?
(a) The land of the Pagans.
(b) The land of the Greeks.
(c) The land of the Italians.
(d) The land of the Romans.

3. Who is the Co-Vice President of the LeFever company?
(a) Hugo.
(b) Claude.
(c) Jacob.
(d) Francois.

4. The beet was the favorite vegetable of which character?
(a) Judas.
(b) Napoleon.
(c) Rasputin.
(d) Louis XIV.

5. Which character smashes the magic glass after Alobar is buried?
(a) Wren.
(b) Frol.
(c) Arya.
(d) Jena.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Madame Devalier's shop?

2. What is the egg laced with?

3. In which city does Madame Devalier live?

4. What kind of flower is Madame Devalier distilling with V'lu at the beginning of the book?

5. What color are Priscilla's eyes?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the "fatal signals" of age in a king of Alobar's land?

2. How is the LeFever business operated?

3. Describe the setting of the LeFever building. Where is it? What is its appearance?

4. What does Marcel tell Claude arrived during the opening? What is significant about this object?

5. Who appears at the spring where Alobar decides to rest for the night? What reason does this character give for being there?

6. Discuss the relationship between Madame Lily Devalier and V'lu. How do these women know one another?

7. In Part I, what does Alobar do once he looks into the magic glass?

8. How does Noog gather the proof needed for Alobar's execution?

9. In Part I, who does Alobar meet in a field and what do they discuss?

10. What is the "King of the Bean" custom?

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