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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Scythe Rand propose regarding Citra and Rowan?
(a) Double execution.
(b) They win.
(c) Only one survive.
(d) They forfeit.

2. How do Rowan's classmates treat him after Kohl's gleaning?
(a) Like he is dead.
(b) With indifference.
(c) Like a king.
(d) Very poorly.

3. In Part 2, Chapter 8, what does Scythe Faraday make Rowan do?
(a) Elect an official.
(b) Choose next victim.
(c) Buy a pet.
(d) Choose a girlfriend.

4. What month is it when the book begins?
(a) August.
(b) February.
(c) May.
(d) November.

5. Why is Tyger in a revival center?
(a) His sister is injured.
(b) He works there.
(c) He is visiting.
(d) He jumped off a building.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Scythe Goddard think should be a requirement for scythes?

2. What are scythes forbidden to do with the Thunderhead?

3. How many Scythe Commandments are there?

4. How old are Rowan and Citra when the story begins?

5. Why does Scythe Faraday chose Citra and Rowan?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the first two Scythe Commandments about killing?

2. How do statistics factor in gleaning?

3. How do the members of the Terranova family react to the scythe in their home?

4. What role does H.S. Curie say the scythes fulfill in society?

5. By law, what documents must be kept?

6. How is the passing of time recorded once numerical years are obsolete?

7. How is immunity communicated to the Scythedom?

8. What do most scythes take their names from?

9. What does Citra's mother beg of Scythe Faraday?

10. Why does Tyger splat?

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