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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 41, where is Ven taken?

2. What happens to the water in Vien in Chapter 45?

3. What does Ven say might be the result of the mudslides?

4. In Chapter 53, who helps Ven and the others escape by sea?

5. Who does Ven sleep with in Chapter 36?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Lah tell Ven about downloading news to his inkstone in Part III?

2. In Budapest, what clothes does Ven wear?

3. How does Ven escape from the Brotherhood?

4. Who does Nadira say has been identified as Pontus, but that this person can not be Pontus?

5. What does Georg tell Ven he thinks of him in Chapter 46?

6. What piece of clothing does Ven not get to wear for many months in Part IV?

7. Who does Ven briefly wonder about possibly being Pontus?

8. In Chapter 49, what is Georg almost angry at Ven about?

9. What does Ven tell Georg he thinks about the text on holistic cures?

10. In Chapter 35, what does Yue again deny seeing that Ven presses her on?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does North describe the connection between Ven and Georg? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

What does North use the Brotherhood to symbolize, and what are its organizing and core principles? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

When and how does Ven seem to, albeit temporarily, lose his motivation to fight and survive? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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