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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 50, when does "the end" come?
2. Who gets badly injured in the chase at sea?
3. Who was the oldest Medj when Ven was a child in Chapter 43?
4. What new name is Ven given in Chapter 44?
5. What are taken away from Ven for a long time to deter him from escaping?
Short Essay Questions
1. How is Ven treated once Georg forces him to translate for the Brotherhood again?
2. How does Georg kill Lah?
3. In Chapter 48, who is Ven shocked to see in Georg's house and what does this person say?
4. What does Ven tell Georg he thinks about the text on holistic cures?
5. Who does Nadira say has been identified as Pontus, but that this person can not be Pontus?
6. What does Ven say he thinks the disease in Vien is due to?
7. In Chapter 49, what is Georg almost angry at Ven about?
8. What work does Ven end up doing after Lah's murder in Part IV?
9. What piece of clothing does Ven not get to wear for many months in Part IV?
10. Where does Ven go with Merthe?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How does Ven first come to work for Georg in the beginning of the novel, and what does the reader find out later about Ven's and Georg's first meeting that is important? 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
What are some major threats to humanity in the time and place North sets this novel in? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
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