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

2. In Chapter Four, Edik guesses the child is no older than which age?
(a) 12.
(b) 11.
(c) 10.
(d) 14.

3. In Chapter Eight, which of the following names does Beatryce posit for Answelica before learning the goat’s true name?
(a) Melodius.
(b) Massop.
(c) Massapequa.
(d) Meliagraunce.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. As Beatryce, Answelica, and Jack leave the monastery, which tricks does Jack turn?

2. Chapter Twenty-two begins with which of the following?

3. From which town had Jack and his family been fleeing?

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

5. In Chapter Thirteen, what question does Bibspeak not want to ask?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Edik describe the child’s crying in Chapter Three?

2. In Chapter Fifteen, what reasons does the soldier give for wishing to be a bag of vegetables?

3. In Chapter Thirteen, what reason does Jack give for his family’s flight?

4. What reason does the royal search party give to Jack for pursuing Beatryce?

5. Early in Chapter One, what is portrayed as among Answelica’s favorite games?

6. In Chapter Four, how does Edik initially assess the condition of the child who had been curled up next to Answelica?

7. What reasons do the monks note for keeping Answelica alive?

8. How long does Chapter Thirteen note that Bibspeak had been in the world?

9. At the beginning of Chapter Fourteen, what sobriquets does Bibspeak apply to Jack?

10. In Chapter Twelve, how does Edik propose concealing Beatryce?

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