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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the crew wear in Chapter 11?
(a) White pants and boots.
(b) White skirt and sandals.
(c) Navy skirt and sandals.
(d) Navy pants and boots.

2. When a riot breaks out in Chapter 19, who helps Naranpa get away?
(a) Ieyoue.
(b) Iktan.
(c) Esa.
(d) Okoa.

3. What does the witch Zataya tell her apprentices to spread evenly over Naranpa's body?
(a) Olive oil.
(b) Aloe vera.
(c) Blood.
(d) Coconut oil.

4. What time are the doors of the celestial tower symbolically locked to begin Shuttering?
(a) Midnight.
(b) Sunset.
(c) 7 p.m.
(d) 5 p.m.

5. How old was Saya when he wrote the excerpt of Observations on Crows at the beginning of Chapter 7?
(a) 14.
(b) 17.
(c) 13.
(d) 15.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 10, when does Naranpa plan to have a state funeral?

2. In Chapter 8, how old is Serapio?

3. How many days of fasting and penance begin with the Shuttering?

4. How many great cities border the Crescent?

5. Why had Naranpa tried to earn the regard of Tova?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Naranpa's condition in Chapter 3, and what does the witch Zataya do for her?

2. What does Ashk ask of Okoa in Chpater 18?

3. In Chapter 4, why is the priesthood gathered at the foot of the bridge to Odo at sunrise?

4. Why was Xiala afraid at first when she had first seen Serapio on the shore?

5. How can Serapio move without sight?

6. How does Abah confront Naranpa in Chapter 9, and how does Naranpa feel about the attack?

7. How does Naranpa believe Iktan is undermining her authority in Chapter 5?

8. In Chapter 19, how does a riot begin in Chapter 19?

9. How does Chaiya say that Okoa's mother died, and why does Okoa not believe his mother comitted suicide?

10. How had Okoa's people suffered?

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