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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. Why is Tyger in a revival center?

2. What does the anonymous not accuse Scythe Goddard of?

3. Why does Scythe Faraday chose Citra and Rowan?

4. What does the businessman on the plane do?

5. Who runs away from the plane?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the Terranovas think Scythe Faraday is going to do to them?

2. How do statistics factor in gleaning?

3. By law, what documents must be kept?

4. Who did Ben do a report on for school?

5. Why is the sixth commandment so important?

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

7. Are scythes allowed to kill other scythes?

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

9. What peak has civilization reached?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is Scythe Curie's claim to fame? What does her nickname mean? What does she regret about being a legend?

Essay Topic 2

Why does the curate offer to help Rowan after the bloodshed? What does it say about Rowan's character that he does not hide?

Essay Topic 3

What is the reason that a sythe’s gown cannot be black? What are scythes supposed to stand for? Do scythes evoke an aura of lightness or darkness in people? Is this ironic?

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