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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 old was Elias when he received his mask?

2. How long has Laia been at the academy in Chapter XIV?

3. How old was Laia's sister when she died?

4. In Chapter I, when does Laia remember that the couple that lived next door were raided, imprisoned, and sold into slavery?

5. How is Elias related to the Commandant of Blackcliff Military Academy?

Short Essay Questions

1. What type of lives do Scholars lead compared to Tribesman and Mariners?

2. Why does Grandfather insist that Elias speak to certain people at his graduation party?

3. In Chapter 14, what does the Commandant tell the Aspirants about the Trials?

4. What is Laia to do for the Resistance?

5. Where does Laia go after her grandparents are killed and Darin taken away to be interrogated?

6. What happens when Laia delivers a letter to Spiro Teluman?

7. How does Laia compare her life in the Scholars' Quarter to her life as the Commandant's slave?

8. In Chapter II, why is Elias in the tunnels?

9. What does Elias think about the Commandant in Chapter IV?

10. What is Quin Verturius's reputation?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

During the Fourth Trial, the Aspirants are told to kill Laia. Why does it appear that Marcus kills Laia? How are appearances deceiving in what really happened?

Essay Topic 2

Helene is badly injured during the first Trial. How is Helene injured during the first Trial? Are her injuries life-threatening? Why does Cain at first refuse to heal her and then change his mind?

Essay Topic 3

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view in An Ember in the Ashes? How does the point of view influence what readers know about events and people?

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