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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. To what Tonist sect does Brother McCloud belong?

2. If Tonists travel in a group of 12, what do they purpose to represent?

3. What likelihood does the Thunderhead calculate for human extinction in its absence?

4. When meeting with Faraday in Savannah, what does Curie drink?

5. Of what stone is the North Merica Seat of Consideration made?

Short Essay Questions

1. What overall form does Endura take?

2. What problems attend Scythe Anastasia seeking to meet with Rowan after the attack on her at the theater?

3. What is the backup plan for the distraction at the assault on Scythes Curie and Anastasia at the theater? Why is it the backup plan (264-65)?

4. What does the Thunderhead cite as primary examples of “circumstances beyond [its] control” (323)?

5. What requirements does the Thunderhead express for a new Grandslayer to be installed?

6. What reasons does the Thunderhead give for disliking having its “backbrain” searched?

7. What rituals attend upon opening the scythes’ conclave, and why are they important?

8. Consider Scythe Constantine’s comment that he will attend the scythes’ conclave “even if they have to replace [his] blood with antifreeze to make it happen” (281-82). What is implied about him by the comment, and how is it implied?

9. What reason does Mendoza give for darkness in Greyson’s bedroom?

10. Briefly detail the symbolism of Scythe Anastasia’s inquest being scheduled for hearing on April 1.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

It is remarked that the rebuilt Great Library of Alexandria serves as a repository for journals the scythes are required to keep throughout their lifetimes of service in “leather-bound parchment volumes” (146). What function would such journals and their repository serve within the narrative milieu? What in the text suggests as much? How does it do so?

Essay Topic 2

The Thunderhead notes, “To deny humanity the lesson of consequences would be a mistake” (489). Is the Thunderhead’s assessment accurate? What in the text and in experience suggests whether it is or not? How does it do so?

Essay Topic 3

The Thunderhead remarks that “Death must exist for life to have meaning” (18). What reasoning underlies such an assertion? Is it correct? How or how not?

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