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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do Severian, Dorcas and Jolenta camp?
(a) Near a stream.
(b) In a magical tent made of leaves.
(c) In a cave.
(d) In the mountains.

2. Who does Severian see in the crowd when Barnach is dragged from his home?
(a) Thecla.
(b) Vodalus.
(c) Drotte.
(d) Agia.

3. Where are the wounds that Jolenta is bleeding from?
(a) Her eyes.
(b) Her wrists.
(c) Her belly.
(d) Her legs.

4. Who slides a letter under the door while Severian and Jonas sit talking?
(a) Dorcas.
(b) Vodalus.
(c) Thecla.
(d) The green man.

5. What does Jonas do when Severian is done reading to him?
(a) Dies.
(b) Just sits.
(c) Weeps.
(d) Begins to chant in another language.

6. What does Jonas want Severian to tell Jolenta for him?
(a) That Jonas died.
(b) That Jonas loves her.
(c) That Jonas is her brother.
(d) That Jolenta should follow Jonas into the portal.

7. Where does Vodalus tell Severian he can find Dorcas?
(a) The House of Absolute.
(b) The forest.
(c) Thrax.
(d) The inn.

8. Who does Severian find out Jolenta is after her death?
(a) Thecla.
(b) The local priestess.
(c) His sister.
(d) The waitress from the inn.

9. What does the letter say Thecla did?
(a) Faked her death.
(b) Killed the green man.
(c) Married the master of the guild.
(d) Murdered Vodalus.

10. As Severian and Jonas travel away from Vodalus' camp, what swoops near Severian's head?
(a) Butterflies.
(b) Arrows.
(c) A bat-like creature.
(d) Birds.

11. What does Severian throw a coin into while in the House of Absolute?
(a) A fountain.
(b) A large vase in the entry hall.
(c) A bowl of water on the altar.
(d) A beggar's can.

12. Dr. Talos uses a book for his final play. What is this book?
(a) The book of the executioner.
(b) The lost book of the new sun.
(c) The story of the green man.
(d) The Iliad.

13. Whose thoughts overtake Severian while he sleeps in the prison at the House of Absolute?
(a) Jonas'.
(b) Thecla's.
(c) Thea's.
(d) Dorcas'.

14. What does Vodalus make Severian and Jonas swear?
(a) An oath of loyalty.
(b) To never marry or have children.
(c) To leave the area and never return.
(d) They will not tell where he is hiding.

15. What does Severian forget to bring with him when he goes to meet Thecla?
(a) The gemstone.
(b) The Claw.
(c) His sword.
(d) A lantern.

Short Answer Questions

1. While escaping from the prison in the House of Absolute, Severian and Jonas find a room with what in it?

2. What does Severian hear the morning after he parts ways with Dr. Talos following the final play?

3. How long have some of the families been in the prison in the House of Absolute?

4. What is Severian's reaction when he realizes why the body was stolen from the graveyard?

5. Whose men capture Severian and Jonas after Severian confronts Agia?

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