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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. During the Blood Rite, how long do prospective warriors have to survive and make it to Ramiel?

2. In Chapter 20, how long has Nesta been at the House of Wind?

3. Who comes to visit Nesta in Chapter 17?

4. Who winnows Cassian and Nesta to Windhaven?

5. How old were Rhysand, Cassian, and Azriel the first time they spent a night alone in Rhys's mother's house?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Nesta have Cassian take to Emerie in Chapter 27?

2. Why does Nesta try to go down the stairs in Chapter 8, and how successful is she?

3. Why is Emerie awkward and unbalanced when she trains?

4. What does Nesta do when she and Cassian are at Windhaven to train in Chapter 5?

5. In Chapter 34, what grabs Nesta and what does it look like?

6. In Chapter 6, what does Nesta know about Clotho and the other priestesses in the library?

7. Where does Cassian leave Nesta in Chapter 33 and why?

8. In Chapter 19, where does Azriel say that Cassian and Nesta are wanted and why?

9. In Chapter 13, how does Nesta help Gwyn?

10. What happens when Nesta goes to the seventh level of the library?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Blood Rite is a ritual for Illyrians to become warriors. What are the goals of the Blood Rite? What does the Rite reveal about the Illyrians and what is important to them?

Essay Topic 2

An inciting incident is an event in literature that spurs characters to action and presents a question that the protagonists and readers want an answer to. What are some inciting incidents in A Court of Silver Flame? How do those incidents spur characters to action?

Essay Topic 3

Personification is a type of figurative language that assigns human characteristics to inanimate objects or ideas. How does Maas use personification in A Court of Silver Flame? How does the use of personification assist readers in imagining scenes and objects?

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