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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 slaves died because of Zain?

2. After Elias hit his head during the battle with the efrits, how many more times did the Augurs try to kill him and Helene?

3. How many times does Afya dance with Elias?

4. How was Cook's voice ruined?

5. What lie does Izzi say she told for why she and Laia were out when Marcus attacked them?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Helene do in Chapter 35 for Laia, and what does Laia feel?

2. Why does Keenan owe Laia's father?

3. How does Marcus hurt Laia in Chapter XXXIII?

4. What does Helene say about those who died in the Trial?

5. What happened to Cook?

6. How did Darin become Teluman's apprentice?

7. How does Laia listen to a conversation the Commandant has, and what does she learn?

8. Who comes for Laia and the Commandant at the end of Chapter XLIII?

9. What is the Trial of Strength, and who do Elias and his platoon have to fight?

10. How does Elias help Laia and Izzy get away from the festival when there is a raid?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

The setting in a book is the place or places where the action takes place. Where does An Ember in the Ashes take place? Is the setting simply a backdrop to the story and characters or does it take on the role of a character?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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