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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Chapter Eighteen begins with which of the following?
(a) “But she was afraid.”
(b) “You will go with Jack Dory.”
(c) “Beatryce held herself straighter.”
(d) “The request that Jack Dory brought to the monastery was deemed by all the monks.”

2. To whom does Blackall dedicate the book?
(a) Charles.
(b) Abelard.
(c) Blackall.
(d) DiCamillo.

3. In Chapter Eight, which of the following names does Beatryce posit for Answelica before learning the goat’s true name?
(a) Burnet.
(b) Blaggart.
(c) Braggadocio.
(d) Blechdor.

4. Chapter Fifteen begins with which of the following?
(a) “She should not have told him that she could write.”
(b) “The request that Jack Dory brought to the monastery was deemed by all the monks.”
(c) “And so it was that Jack Dory made his way to the monastery.”
(d) “In the same village as Jack Dory.”

5. In Chapter Eight, which of the following names does Beatryce posit for Answelica before learning the goat’s true name?
(a) Morelich.
(b) Lesslich.
(c) Morehouse.
(d) Heimlich.

6. Chapter Seven begins with which of the following?
(a) “What she saw when she awoke was sunlight streaming through one small window that was up very high.”
(b) “In those moments when she was awake, she remembered.”
(c) “He illuminated the letter B.”
(d) “Brother Edik’s problems were compounded.”

7. Which of the following does Edik pack for Beatryce’s departure with Jack?
(a) Candy.
(b) Bread.
(c) Cheese.
(d) Jerky.

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

9. Which of the following greets Jack first when he arrives at the Order of the Chronicles of Sorrowing?
(a) Beatryce.
(b) Caddis.
(c) Edik.
(d) Answelica.

10. To which of the following is the soldier who had lain abed in Jack’s village compared?
(a) Potatoes.
(b) Cabbages.
(c) Turnips.
(d) Carrots.

11. Which of the following epithets does Edik hear his father’s voice call him?
(a) Bow-legged layabout.
(b) Demon-minded floozie.
(c) Snaggle-toothed reprobate.
(d) Broken-eyed coward.

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

13. Which phrase does Edik use to report a prophecy to Caddis?
(a) “These words were delivered to me as I worked.”
(b) “I was given these words, and I give them to you.”
(c) “I saw something you should know about.”
(d) “These words are truth. Take them.”

14. Which of the following does Edik pack for Beatryce’s departure with Jack?
(a) Quartz.
(b) Copper.
(c) Flint.
(d) Steel.

15. Chapter Sixteen begins with which of the following?
(a) “You will go with Jack Dory.”
(b) “She should not have told him that she could write.”
(c) “And so it was that Jack Dory made his way to the monastery.”
(d) “The request that Jack Dory brought to the monastery was deemed by all the monks.”

Short Answer Questions

1. Edik sees what on the feet of the child curled up against Answelica in Chapter Three?

2. In Chapter Four, Edik guesses the child is no older than which age?

3. As which of the following does Jack note Bibspeak would return from the afterlife?

4. Chapter Four begins with which of the following?

5. In Chapter Seven, what does Beatryce remember?

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