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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Scythe Curie believe Scythe Faraday would set Citra up?

2. What does Scythe Goddard say is ridiculous?

3. What was thrown in Rowan's honor?

4. When does Citra have a conversation with the Thunderhead?

5. What does Brother Ferguson refuse?

Short Essay Questions

1. When do Scythes Curie and Faraday reconnect after her apprenticeship?

2. What does Rowan do for the Tonists in the cloister?

3. What is surrounding Scythe Curie's home?

4. What does Rowan think of Scythe Volta?

5. Why does Volta self-glean?

6. What does Scythe Curie do when Citra questions her in public?

7. Who does Gerald Van Der Gans turn out to be?

8. Why did Scythe Curie choose to train Citra?

9. Who kills Scythes Rand and Chomsky?

10. What did Scythe Goddard plan to do with the two apprentices after Scythe Faraday's death?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What do Scythes Curie and Faraday mean when they tell Citra that things are more than they seem or can be understood?

Essay Topic 2

Why does religion become irrelevant? What does belief have to do with existence? Does anyone have faith?

Essay Topic 3

Why does H.S. Curie find joy in others choosing to live forever? What is it about brand new scythes that makes her hopeful?

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