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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapter 21.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Redival crying over the sacrifice of Psyche?
(a) She is afraid Orual will hang her by her thumbs.
(b) She is afraid of Ungit.
(c) She is afraid for Psyche.
(d) She fears they will sacrifice her too.

2. Orual's two strengths as Queen are:
(a) Her silver mines and her veil
(b) The counsel of Bardia and the Fox, and her veil
(c) The counsel of the Fox and her slave Poobi
(d) Her veil and her helmet

3. Why does Orual feel "as if a soft, cold hand had been laid" on her left side when the Fox calls Psyche "prettier than Aphrodite herself"?
(a) She believes they will anger the King of the Mountain.
(b) She believes the divine nature has no envy.
(c) She believes it is a bad omen to say such things about a god.
(d) She believes Pysche is cursed.

4. Orual accuses Psyche of becoming cruel like the gods because. . .
(a) Psyche longs to go to the mountain, her
(b) Psyche claims Orual should go
(c) Psyche claims she never loved Orual.
(d) Psyche will not bring Orual to her true

5. When Orual learns of Batta's behavior toward other slaves, she. . .
(a) orders Batta hanged.
(b) sells Batta to Phars.
(c) orders Batta out of Glome.
(d) marries Batta off to a good man.

Short Answer Questions

1. What proof does Batta offer that the people have stopped worshiping Psyche?

2. After Orual frees the Fox, she convinces herself that he will leave her. Why?

3. The color gray Lewis uses to describe the mist, the palace, and everything around it suggests what?

4. What does Psyche say that unintentionally wounds Orual?

5. The Fox is told to tutor the girls for which of the following reasons?

(see the answer key)

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