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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 the object Ven finds in Chapter 1 have written on it?

2. In Chapter 18, what scourge befalls the Brotherhood?

3. In Chapter 18, who does Georg muse does not want to fight?

4. What kind of hair does Ven have?

5. Where does Yue let Ven collapse?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Yue say she saw in the forest at age 12 instead of the kakuy?

2. What destruction befalls the Brotherhood's headquarters shortly after the temple raids?

3. How do people mostly get information in the age North sets the novel in?

4. Who is Ven's actual handler and how is their relationship?

5. What does Georg's security man threaten to do to Ven in Part I when they first meet?

6. What does Ven seem to think of Georg when they first meet?

7. What does Georg ask Ven to do for him as far as work?

8. When does Georg claim to have seen the kakuy?

9. Why is Ven particularly interested in Ull?

10. What does Ven realize at the end of Part I that Yue has ended up doing?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does North describe the connection between Ven and Georg? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

How does Ven help bring about the end of the war towards the end of the novel, and why does he do this? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

How are characters like Lah, Ven, and others driven or motivated by religious beliefs? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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