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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 city does Ven live in in Chapter 4?

2. In Chapter 20, why does Nadira say she is pulling Ven out?

3. In Chapter 20, who does Ven take to the hospital?

4. What are humans hard-wired to do, according to Georg?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Ven particularly interested in Ull?

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

3. What surprising skill does Klem have that Ven notices?

4. What are spies for the Temple called?

5. What event makes Ven's cover more vulnerable in Part II?

6. How does Jia react to the temple raids?

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

8. What is Pav's job?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does North explain how Yue's and Ven's relationship withstands their warring spy interests? 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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