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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Master Gurloes ask Severian when he is summoned to the master's office?

2. What direction do the priestesses travel in after leaving the city?

3. What happens to Severian in the water when he tries to free himself?

4. What frightens the driver of Severian's carriage on his way to find the avern?

5. What orders does Severian find on Master Gurloes' table?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 25, why does the innkeeper make Severian pay for his meal upfront?

2. What happens to Severian's wounds from the duel?

3. Why does the guild teach torturer apprentices to tend wounds?

4. Why do the priestesses at the holy building search Agia?

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

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

7. Why does Severian refuse to take Agia's advice about the duel with the masked man?

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

9. How is Severian saved from drowning in the river as he and the other apprentices return home from the graveyard?

10. What vision do Severian and Dorcas see following the duel?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does the author build a sense of mystery in Shadow & Claw? What purpose does the element of mystery serve? Provide specific examples of mysterious events or statements to support your ideas.

Essay Topic 2

Why does Jonas say that he and Severian are monsters? What does he mean by this? Does the author intend for the reader to think of either character as a monster? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

How is justice used in Shadow & Claw? Which characters mete out justice? Which events show characters delivering punishment that could be seen as unjust? What do these examples of justice and unjust punishment reveal about the author and his views?

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