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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 23, what river is Ven near?

2. Who is the spy the Council is worried about?

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

4. What kind of hair does Ven have?

5. Who forces Ven to work for him in Part I?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is Pav's job?

3. How does Vae die?

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

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

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

7. Why is Ven particularly interested in Ull?

8. How do Yue, Ven, and Vae know each other?

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

10. Who is Ven's mentor and how do they first meet?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are the kakuy, and how do Ven's and Yue's impression of them differ from each other? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

How does North explore the theme of self-sacrifice throughout this novel? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

Why do you think North chooses to open the novel with the trauma of the fatal forest fire in Lyvodia? What tone does she set with this event? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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