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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 tall is Helene?

2. What did Elias once dump on Marcus's bed?

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

4. In Chapter XII, where do Elias and Helene go to talk during Elias's graduation party?

5. Who in Laia's family were killed by the Empire?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Elias try to persuade the Augur Cain to heal Helene?

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

3. What is Laia to do for the Resistance?

4. What announcement is made at Elias's graduation?

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

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

7. Where do the Augurs leave Elias for the first trial, and what will he have to do to get back to the academy?

8. When Laia is first taken to the Commandant, what does the Commandant show her?

9. How does Sana tell Laia that the Resistance was different in the past?

10. What does Cain decide to do about Helen in Chapters XVIII?

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 in An Ember in the Ashes? How does the point of view influence what readers know about events and people?

Essay Topic 2

There is animosity between the Martials and Scholars. Why is there animosity between the Martials and Scholars? What type of class structure has developed because of their hatred?

Essay Topic 3

Loyalty is a theme in An Ember in the Ashes. What is the role of loyalty in characters’ lives? How do characters either show unwavering loyalty or extreme disloyalty?

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