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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What emotion does Orual express most when discussing their father, the King?
(a) Trust
(b) Sorrow
(c) Anger
(d) Love

2. What prevents Orual from following Psyche up the Mountain?
(a) The King has locked her in the tower.
(b) The temple girls prevent her from going.
(c) She is too weak from her beatings to follow.
(d) She is too angry at Psyche to follow.

3. Psyche's refusal to leave the Mountain arises chiefly from what reason?
(a) She must obey her husband, and stay in her new home?
(b) She is mad and unable to make rational decisions.
(c) She is too proud to take orders from Orual anymore.
(d) She is angry at Orual.

4. Who recognizes Orual's grief and offers her an outlet through training at swords?
(a) Bardia
(b) The Fox
(c) The King
(d) Tarin

5. What surprises Orual when she first sees her Stepmother?
(a) She is wearing a thick veil and many clothes.
(b) She is very cruel and very old.
(c) She is very small and very frightened.
(d) She is beautiful and smiling.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Redival feel she will no longer attract men's attention on her walks to the temple?

2. The Fox describes Psyche as which of the following?

3. Orual believes Psyche's tale of her rescue is . . .

4. What does Redival want in exchange for her secrecy about Psyche's worship by the people?

5. Which of the following is a reason why the narrator does not fear the gods will punish her for writing her book?

(see the answer key)

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