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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 kind of robes do the scythes on the plane wear?

2. Which word best describes the Thunderhead?

3. How long is an annum?

4. Where do the Terranovas live?

5. What do emo-nanites do?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the term gleaning allude to?

2. Are scythes allowed to kill other scythes?

3. How is immunity communicated to the Scythedom?

4. What do most scythes take their names from?

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

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

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

8. What does the fifth commandment say about a scythe's service?

9. How does Scythe Goddard break the eighth commandment?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does H.S. Curie find joy in others choosing to live forever? What is it about brand new scythes that makes her hopeful?

Essay Topic 2

Why might a scythe become jaded? Does it seem like they have everything or nothing? Would theirs be a lonely life?

Essay Topic 3

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

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