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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 53, who helps Ven and the others escape by sea?

2. In Chapter 31, who debriefs Ven?

3. What does Ven sometimes consider using on Georg?

4. Who does Ven sleep with in Chapter 36?

5. Who kills Lah?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Ven tell Merthe about mines?

2. What happens to Ven after Lah is killed?

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

4. How does Ven escape from the Brotherhood?

5. How does Georg kill Lah?

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

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

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

9. Who comes to the forest to save Ven?

10. In Budapest, what clothes does Ven wear?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

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 do those living in North's present world learn - and fail to learn - from the mistakes of the Burning Age? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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