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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Jack when Bibspeak dies?
(a) 20.
(b) 21.
(c) 12.
(d) 14.

2. Edik sees what on the feet of the child curled up against Answelica in Chapter Three?
(a) Shoes.
(b) Dirt.
(c) Blood.
(d) Manure.

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

4. Which of the following illustrations precedes Book the First?
(a) A goat curled up with a girl.
(b) A goat headbutting a monk.
(c) A mermaid hairbrush.
(d) A shorn-headed girl.

5. Book the Second ends with which of the following?
(a) “Jack Dory belonged to no one.”
(b) “The request that Jack Dory brought to the monastery was deemed by all the monks.”
(c) “I will go and ask your mother a few questions, too.”
(d) “How could anyone bear it?”

6. What kind of mattress does Beatryce have in Chapter Eight?
(a) Wool.
(b) Straw.
(c) None.
(d) Feather.

7. Chapter Twenty-three begins with which of the following?
(a) “Slowly, Jack Dory lowered the stool legs to the ground.”
(b) “And so it was that Jack Dory made his way to the monastery.”
(c) “Jack Dory belonged to no one.”
(d) “In the same village as Jack Dory.”

8. With which of the following does the novel’s epigraph end?
(a) “One day where will come a child.”
(b) “The prophecy has long been ignored.”
(c) “It is written in the Chronicles of Sorrowing.”
(d) “This child will be a girl.”

9. In Chapter Twenty, what prophecy concerning what the youngest son of a youngest son will do does the counselor quote to the king?
(a) Abolish the throne.
(b) Ascend to the throne.
(c) Bedeck the throne.
(d) Depart from the throne.

10. Which of the following is illustrated in Chapter Eighteen?
(a) A travel bag.
(b) A seahorse.
(c) Jack with a sword.
(d) A mermaid.

11. What are Edik’s first words to Jack?
(a) “Welcome!”
(b) “Who are you?”
(c) “Hello.”
(d) “Are you lost?”

12. From what does Brother Antoine make candy?
(a) Jellied berries.
(b) Maple sugar.
(c) Dark chocolate.
(d) Spun honey.

13. With what does the soldier lying abed in Jack’s village begin his testimony?
(a) “Under this bed is the sword.”
(b) “I regret the children.”
(c) “I have killed.”
(d) “How many have I killed?”

14. Which of the following does Edik note in Answelica’s eyes at the beginning of Chapter Four?
(a) Malevolent glee.
(b) Affection for the child.
(c) Affection for him.
(d) Hunger.

15. In Chapter Nine, what is noted as being illegal?
(a) Teaching commoners swordcraft.
(b) Teaching men to read and write.
(c) Teaching women to read and write.
(d) Teaching old dogs new tricks.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color are the wings of the angel the soldier lying abed in Jack’s village sees?

2. At the end of Chapter Three, “ominous” most nearly means which of the following?

3. At the end of Chapter Twelve, a prophecy is noted that a girl child will come and do which of the following?

4. To which of the following is the soldier who had lain abed in Jack’s village compared?

5. Chapter Twenty-one begins with which of the following?

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