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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. What new name is Ven given in Chapter 44?

2. Who was the oldest Medj when Ven was a child in Chapter 43?

3. In Chapter 46, who says Beograd has fallen?

4. Who kills Lah?

5. In Chapter 45, what starts happening to the food?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who comes to the forest to save Ven?

2. How does Georg kill Lah?

3. What happens to Ven after Lah is killed?

4. What does Georg use as leverage against Ven in Part IV?

5. What work does Ven end up doing after Lah's murder in Part IV?

6. How does Ven escape from the Brotherhood?

7. How is Ven treated once Georg forces him to translate for the Brotherhood again?

8. What does Ven say he thinks the disease in Vien is due to?

9. What does Ven think the kakuy of the forest that he sees in his desperate hour does for him?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does North describe the current global civilization's understanding of the so-called "Burning Age" and the reason for global societal collapse? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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.

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