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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. In what direction have the crows told Serapio that there is a great river in Chapter 26?

2. Where does Benundah land at Sun Rock in Chapter 42?

3. In Chapter 26, how many crows are on top of the shack where Xiala has been sleeping?

4. Who were the clothes intended for that Serapio buys from some pilgrims?

5. In Chapter 37, what stories does Grandfather Crow say that First Woman will tell if she is a Crow like him?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Xiala tell Serapio about why she cannot return to her homeland?

2. How have the priests ensured that Naranpa will not interfere with their plans for retribution?

3. What does Serapio do when the priests begin arriving in Chapter 39?

4. What does Xiala see in the sky at the end of Chapter 40?

5. Who rescues Okoa in Chapter 23?

6. What does Zataya do for Naranpa when she foresees Naranpa's death?

7. What are Xiala's thoughts when she thinks about her home in Chapter 26?

8. In Chapter 26, what does Serapio say about the Convergence and what he will do there?

9. How do Xiala and Serapio spend the day in Tova?

10. What words did Kiutue have to say when he named Naranpa as his inheritor?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

An aphorism is a statement that expresses a truth or an opinion in a succinct manner. What are some aphorisms included at the beginning of chapters of Black Sun? How do the aphorisms readers and characters understand ideas and concepts?

Essay Topic 2

Exposition and infodumping can be used to provide background information in a narrative. How does Roanhorse use exposition and infodumping to provide background information in Black Sun?

Essay Topic 3

Okoa has been taught at the War College that justice is not gained through violence. Why does Okoa not believe that justice can be found through violence? Does the incident during the Solstice at Sun Rock change his mind?

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