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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 Chapter 36, how many people do Adah and the others see at Odo landing?

2. How long are Xiala and Serapio imprisoned in the shed, when they learn that Patu has died in Chapter 21?

3. In Titidi in Chapter 34, what color are the skirts that many wear?

4. In Chapter 30, who does Xiala say drove her out of Teek?

5. In Chapter 41, what does Zataya use to haul Naranpa from the river?

Short Essay Questions

1. What creature is moving the barge and what does it look like?

2. 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?

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

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

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

6. What news does a man bring Okoa?

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

8. What does Okoa do when he gets to Sun Rock in Chapter 42?

9. What does Serapio carve in Chapter 32, and how does Xiala describe it?

10. Who rescues Okoa in Chapter 23?

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

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?

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