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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 7, where is the spring festival?

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

3. Where is Ven injured in his fight with Georg?

4. What does Ven's professor sometimes call him?

5. Who is the head of the Brotherhood?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What are spies for the Temple called?

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

5. Who is Pontus?

6. Why is Ven particularly interested in Ull?

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

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

9. What does The Brotherhood stand for?

10. How does Jia react to the temple raids?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What happens between Yue and Ven when they unexpectedly meet as adults again? Why? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

How does Ven interpret and make sense of the vast amounts of data from the Burning Age that it is his job to sort through? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

Why does Ven feel so strongly negative towards the Brotherhood and why does he agree to spy on them? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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