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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. How many objects of power are known to be in the Dread Trove?

2. In Chapter 32, when does Cassian say that kelpies disappeared?

3. Who winnows Cassian and Nesta to Windhaven?

4. In Chapter 27, who comes for training at the end of the chapter?

5. How many years of Mor's life were spent in the darkness of the Hewn City?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Nesta get away from the kelpie?

2. Who is Emerie?

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

4. What is the Bog of Oorid like?

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

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

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

8. What is the Dead Trove?

9. What information does Eris share with Cassian in Chapter 7?

10. What painting does Cassian notice at the river house in Chapter 20?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view of A Court of Silver Flames? How does the way that the third-person narrator follows Nesta and Cassian influence what readers know about events and characters? How does having the narrator follow different characters help readers connect with and understand characters?

Essay Topic 2

Cliffhangers are a literary device that leaves readers wondering what will happen next. How does Maas use cliffhangers in A Court of Silver Flame? How do cliffhangers create suspense?

Essay Topic 3

An epiphany is a realization that can be enlightening and help solve a situation or problem. What epiphanies does Nesta experience in Chapters 58-63, and how do they change her outlook on life and her relationship with Cassian?

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