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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. Where does Laia find herself in Chapter XLI?

2. How long after the Moon Festival does Helene avoid Elias?

3. In Chapter XXII, what creatures do Elias and Helene battle at the bottom of the tower?

4. Whose party does Elias miss when he goes after Izzi and Laia in Chapter XXVI?

5. What creature is in the story that Cook tells in Chapter XXXIX?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Tristas think is the trouble between Elias and Helen in Chapter XXX?

3. What did Izzi tell the Commandant regarding why she and Laia were out the night before, and why did the Commandant believe her?

4. What happened to Cook?

5. Who dances with Elias in Chapter 28?

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

7. How does Laia get out of Blackcliff in Chapter XXV?

8. Who is Lord Nightbringer?

9. What does the Commandant say to Elias when he brings Laia to her house?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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

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

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