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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. What time does Laia wak in Chapter XIX?

2. How many Augurs are there?

3. In what direction does Elias have to travel from the Great Wastes through the Serran Mountain Range?

4. How many lashes does Laia receive for delivering the Commandant's tea late?

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

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

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

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

6. What type of raids does the Empire run?

7. What is Quin Verturius's reputation?

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

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

10. Who were Laia's parents?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Various characters are dealing with guilt. Who are some characters who are struggling with guilt? What do their struggles with guilt reveal about healthy and unhealthy guilt?

Essay Topic 2

Cook hates the Resistance. What was Cook’s role in the Resistance? How was she betrayed? Why does Cook hate the Resistance?

Essay Topic 3

Elias does not feel loyal to the Empire. How was Elias raised the first six years of his life? Did that upbringing affect how he views the Empire and Blackcliff? Why does Elias not feel loyal to the Empire?

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