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

2. How many years of Elias's life did he spend with the Tribesmen?

3. How many students are at the Blackcliff Military Academy in Chapter IV?

4. How many legionnaires are in the honor guard for the Senior Skulls?

5. In Chapter XI, how many personal slaves have died in the Commandant's service this year?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Laia's room like at the academy?

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What is Laia to do for the Resistance?

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

10. Why does Helene think that Elias is drawing too much attention to himself in Chapter VI?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Idioms are words that have a figurative, rather than a literal meaning. How does the author use idioms in An Ember in the Ashes? Why are the idioms sometimes difficult to understand? Why do the idioms often require research to understand their meaning?

Essay Topic 2

Laia and Elias have very different families. How would you compare Laia and Elias’s families? How have their families affected who they are and the choices they make?

Essay Topic 3

Elias saves Helene during the First Trial. How does Elias save Helene? Does he risk his life in the process? Are his actions heroic?

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