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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 35, what color pigment does Mama Agba use to paint a cresent along Zelie's forehead?

2. Where does Inan remember his father stabbing him?

3. How is Jokoye injured in Chapter 40?

4. Who has iron chains around Zelie's heart in Chapter 15?

5. Where have Zelie and Tzain been living since the sacred ritual?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where do Nehanda and Jokoye think the lyika are going when they are spotted in Chapter 32, and where does Inan realize they are going?

2. In Chapter 21, what does Inan do when he learns that his people need food?

3. How does Dakarai use magic to find a guide through the temple in Chapter 35?

4. In Chapter 33, what does Dakarai see in a vision?

5. What does Queen Nahanda do when she arrives in Chapter 7?

6. What scars does Amari bear in Chapter 11 compared to Zelie?

7. What does the council room look like in Chapter 31?

8. How does Zelie believe that Amari can defeat her mother?

9. What problems does Amari face in Chapter 10?

10. What happens when Amari uses her power in Chapter 40 as she and the others leave the scroll room?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Zelie, Inan, and Amari grow and change in the book. What problems and challenges are Zelie, Inan, and Amari dealing with throughout the book? How do they confront their problems and challenges? Why do they decide to change their behavior? How do they change from the beginning of the novel to the end? What is most influential in changing them?

Essay Topic 2

Conflicts between characters are often caused by a problem. What are some conflicts that occur in the novel? Are the conflicts in the book mostly man vs. man, man vs. nature, or man vs. self? Are they internal or external conflicts?

Essay Topic 3

Colors are sometimes associated with mood. If you could assign a color to represent the mood Children of Virtue and Vengeance, what color would it be? Why? Would you choose different colors to describe the mood in different sections?

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