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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 11, what do the grits have for breakfast?
(a) Fruit and a piece of sausage.
(b) Oatmeal.
(c) Eggs and bacon.
(d) Toast and peanut butter.

2. How many soldiers are usually posted at a node station to protect the maintainer?
(a) 5 to 15.
(b) 8 to 16.
(c) 6 to 10.
(d) 10 to 20.

3. In Chapter 2 when Schaffa comes for Damaya, how long has it been since an incident at school revealed Damaya to be an orogene?
(a) 5 days.
(b) 2 weeks.
(c) 3 weeks.
(d) 9 days.

4. In Chapter 6, when they ride shtough shatterland, how long ago does Schaffa say that the pile of crumbling gray-green stone did not exist?
(a) 8 years.
(b) 10 years.
(c) 5 years.
(d) 11 years.

5. Why does Syenite think that Alabaster got sick at the inn in Chapter 9 in Allia?
(a) Poison.
(b) Bug bite.
(c) Virus.
(d) Flu.

6. In Chapter 8, when does Syenite tell Alabaster she will go to the node with him?
(a) Noon.
(b) First light.
(c) Midnight.
(d) Dawn.

7. In what season did an orogene named Misalem decide to try to kill the emperor?
(a) Boiling.
(b) Fungus.
(c) Acid.
(d) Teeth.

8. In Chapter 3, how many people are able to escape when Saider's Cart-Repair Shop collapses?
(a) 1.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.

9. How many people did Misalem kill in several towns, cities, and commless warrens?
(a) Thousands.
(b) Tens of thousands.
(c) Millions.
(d) Hundreds.

10. How are the grits awakened in Chapter 11?
(a) Bell.
(b) Gong.
(c) Drum.
(d) Whistle.

11. How long can the people of Stillness last in a world without sun?
(a) 19 years.
(b) 31 years.
(c) 25 years.
(d) 11 years.

12. How tall are Allia's main gates?
(a) 50 feet.
(b) 75 feet.
(c) 25 feet.
(d) 80 feet.

13. Who walks Damaya to the city gates in Chapter 3?
(a) Rask.
(b) Eran.
(c) Lerna.
(d) Oyamar.

14. What type of bricks is the node station made of in Chapter 8?
(a) Scoria.
(b) Refractory.
(c) Burnt clay.
(d) Jhama.

15. In the Prologoue, how long has Yumenes been a city?
(a) 900 years.
(b) 27 centuries.
(c) 11 centuries.
(d) 1,000 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Schaffa believe that he and Damaya will reach Brevard in Chapter 2?

2. Who are the only people who can afford dogs for pets?

3. In Chapter 4, how long does Feldspar think it will take Syen to get to Allia's harbor?

4. In Chapter 6, how many days has Damaya been traveling with Schaffa when he tells her the story of Misalem?

5. How far is Tirimo from Yumenes?

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