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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. Who loans Ven shoes and a coat?

2. In Chapter 41, where is Ven taken?

3. Who is killed in Chapter 37?

4. How long does it take Ven to enter Council premises in Chapter 30?

5. What does Ven steal from the kitchen for his own defense?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Who comes to the forest to save Ven?

4. Where does Ven go with Merthe?

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

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

7. What does Ven tell Merthe about mines?

8. How does Georg kill Lah?

9. In Chapter 48, who is Ven shocked to see in Georg's house and what does this person say?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why do you think North chooses to open the novel with the trauma of the fatal forest fire in Lyvodia? What tone does she set with this event? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Why does Farii join forces with the Brotherhood, and why does she leave eventually? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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