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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. Where does Yue let Ven collapse?

2. Who is Chief Minister of Damasc?

3. In Chapter 21, where does Georg take Ven when he suspects him of spying?

4. What is Georg's last name?

5. What does Ven compare kakuy to in Part I?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What are the kakuy and what do they do?

5. Who tries to recruit Ven as a spy - clumsily - in Part II?

6. What are spies for the Temple called?

7. Why is Ven particularly interested in Ull?

8. What is Pav's job?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does Farii join forces with the Brotherhood, and why does she leave eventually? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

How does North establish and maintain suspense throughout the novel? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

How and when does the Brotherhood use so-called "heretical" information from the Burning Age to strengthen its hold on power? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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