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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Front Matter and Book the First.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Book the First ends with which of the following?
(a) “Brother Edik’s task in the Order of the Chronicles of Sorrowing was to illuminate.”
(b) “Ideally, most ideally, the goat would go with her.”
(c) “Answelica was a goat with teeth that were the mirror of her soul.”
(d) “His dark robes gave off an oily sheen in the light from the candles that flickered around the throne of the king.”

2. In Chapter Ten, which of the following does Edik draw?
(a) A flower.
(b) A vine.
(c) A branch.
(d) A berry.

3. What are Edik’s first words in the novel?
(a) “Have mercy upon us.”
(b) “Surely, such beauty means something.”
(c) “Surely, it is evidence of something.”
(d) “Some demon occupies that eye.”

4. Chapter Eight begins with which of the following?
(a) “Brother Edik’s problems were compounded.”
(b) “What she saw when she awoke was sunlight streaming through one small window that was up very high.”
(c) “She tried not to think about what she could not remember.”
(d) “He illuminated the letter B.”

5. Chapter Two begins with which of the following?
(a) “Answelica stood next to the child in a ferocious, protective pose.”
(b) “A child. Next to the goat.”
(c) “All of this took place during a time of war.”
(d) “She dreamed.”

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom does Blackall dedicate the book?

2. Which of the following shapes of candy does Beatryce request in Chapter Eleven?

3. Chapter Nine begins with which of the following?

4. With what mark does Answelica leave Edik?

5. What does Edik believe he sees when he first enters the barn in Chapter Two?

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