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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. What does the Earth do to mark its peace treaty with humanity?
(a) It lets out a celebratory volcanic eruption.
(b) Releases the captive souls from its core.
(c) Writes a message on the moon.
(d) Speaks to humanity in Earth-Speak.

2. What does the onyx obelisk recognize in Essun that persuades it to side with her when she resists Nassun at Corepoint?
(a) Her desire for destruction.
(b) Her exhaustion.
(c) Her massive power.
(d) Her need to make the world better.

3. What did Houwha believe was Gallat's reason for leaving Kelenli out of the Plutonic Engine?
(a) He was worried she would upstage him.
(b) He wanted her to be able to see the engine fire up.
(c) He was worried she would sabotage the project.
(d) He did not want her lumped in with the tuners.

4. What do the people of Castrima do with the node maintainers they find at Rennanis?
(a) Keep them in place.
(b) Shut them down.
(c) Put them on over-time.
(d) Free them.

5. Who is the last Guardian to die?
(a) Umber.
(b) Nida.
(c) Danel.
(d) Schaffa.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Alabaster make his spare key when he opened the Rifting?

2. Where does Nassun sleep while in Corepoint?

3. What were the black vines at the amethyst obelisk's socket called?

4. What does Hoa say would have happened if the Plutonic Engine had been activated?

5. What is the food situation when Castrima first arrives in Rennanis?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did the tuners intend to do when they were supposed to activate the Plutonic Engine?

2. Why does Essun give Nassun control of the Obelisk Gate?

3. What did the Earth intend to do during the activation of the Plutonic Engine?

4. Who interrupts Nassun as she attempts to activate the Obelisk Gate?

5. What does Hoa reveal to Essun about Alabaster during their nighttime meeting in Rennanis?

6. How does Kelenli describe the relationship between the tuners and the Niess when she explains the history of the Niess to the tuners?

7. While walking with Gallat to the tuners' third lesson, Houwha realized that Gallat wanted Kelenli to do something. What was it?

8. What people are living in Corepoint when Nassun arrives?

9. Why did Houwha believe that the other Conductors disrespected Gallat?

10. Why does Essun say that the biggest problem with living in Rennanis is that “Castrima must live amid the corpses of its conquered” (278)?

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