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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. How much older is Ruhn than Ember?

2. In Chapter 23, how old is Ithan?

3. How long has it been since Ithan has played sunball in Chapter 18?

4. How long did it take Ember and Randall before they officially became a couple?

5. In Chapter 14, how long does Baxian stay he has been stuck with Pollux?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Tharion tell Ithan that Micah and Sandriel died?

2. Who is Mordoc?

3. Why does Ithan remember that Connor finally asked Bryce for a date?

4. How is the River Queen's daughter described in Chapter 20?

5. What does the Under-King look like?

6. What is Tharion looking for in Chapter 5, and what does he find?

7. How does a coffee table in Bryce's apartment break, and what does she find after it breaks?

8. Why are Ruhn and Ithan at a bar in FiRo in Chapter 31?

9. Who has Cormac been posing as?

10. What orders does Celestina give Hunt and Naomi and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Metaphors and similes are figures of speech that are used to make comparisons between things. Metaphors seem to imply an equal comparison, while similes seem to imply a similarity between two things. Does Maas use more metaphors or similes in House of Sky and Breath? How does the use of metaphors or similes help readers comprehend concepts? How does the use of metaphors or similes help readers make the writing more interesting?

Essay Topic 2

Ithan struggles with his identity. Why does Ithan struggle with his identity? How does his injury by the demon help him realize who he is and help him regain his identity?

Essay Topic 3

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view of House of Sky and Breath? How does the way that the third-person narrator follows different characters influence what readers know about events and characters? How does having the narrator follow different characters help readers connect with and understand characters?

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