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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 does Serapio lend Xiala in Chapter 21?

2. What color hair does the harbormaster have in Chapter 29?

3. How old is Naranpa in Chapter 22?

4. How long does Zataya believe that Naranpa has been in the water when she and her apprentices drag her body from the river in Chapter 41?

5. In Chapter 29, how many days do Serapio and Xiala have to reach Tova?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why did Serapio kill Paadeh and Eedi?

3. How is Xiala rescued when Baat has a knife at her throat in Chapter 21?

4. In Chapter 33, what does Iktan tell Naranpa when he visits her in her room?

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

6. Where is Naranpa taken in Chapter 36 after she spends the night on the floor of a cell, and how does she take matters into her own hands?

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

8. How are crimes dealt with by the Sky Made Clans?

9. What does Xiala offer to sell her cargo and ship for in Chapter 29?

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

The Odohaa are known as cultists. What are the beliefs of the Odohaa? What are their goals, and to what lengths will they go to reach their goals?

Essay Topic 2

Idioms are words that have a figurative, rather than a literal meaning. How are idioms used in Black Sun to help characters communicate? How do idioms help create word pictures and mental images for readers in a concise manner? How do idioms help readers understand characters, emotions, and ideas?

Essay Topic 3

Serapio's existence revolves around dying to bring forth the crow god. Has Serapio ever had a chance to live an ordinary life? How has he lacked agency in his life?

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