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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. Why does Severian say he will meet with Agilus before he executes him?
(a) Tradition demands it.
(b) He wants to give Agilus a chance to plead his case.
(c) He wants to tell Agilus how much he hates him.
(d) He wants to pardon Agilus.

2. Who explains to the waitress that they will be putting on a play?
(a) Dr. Talos.
(b) Dorcas.
(c) Severian.
(d) Badlanders.

3. Whose office is Severian taken to after Thecla's death?
(a) His own.
(b) Master Gurloes'.
(c) Master Palaemon's.
(d) The Autarch's.

4. Who is the lover of Thecla's sister?
(a) Severian.
(b) Master Gurloes.
(c) Vodalus.
(d) Jonas.

5. What is the name of the man in the shop Severian visits after breakfast with Dr. Talos and Baldanders?
(a) Jonas.
(b) Agia.
(c) Agilus.
(d) Thrax.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Severian buy from Agilus?

2. When a new woman is brought to the guild, to which cell is she assigned?

3. What does Severian hear as he executes Agilus?

4. What do Dorcas and Severian see after Agilus' execution that disappears almost as soon as they spy it?

5. Who or what throws Severian toward the surface of the water after he caught by something?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why isn't the guild able to pass judgement on the people who are sent there?

2. What is Dorcas unable to do when she is pulled from the river?

3. What does Thecla hope the Autarch will do?

4. What does Agia tell Severian he should do rather than dueling with the masked man?

5. As Severian prepares to leave the city following the execution of Agilus, what does he learn about the priestesses?

6. What does Severian keep from his friends about his near drowning in the river?

7. How do Severian and his challenger attack each other with the averns?

8. What do Severian and the other apprentices see when they go to the graveyard?

9. Why does Severian hide the coin he receives from Vodalus?

10. When will the duel occur and why must it occur at that time?

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