2. In Chapter 22, what is Alabaster dropping on the ships that are coming to Meov?
(a) Scorpions.
(b) Boulders.
(c) Metal.
(d) Snakes.

3. What is the inn's main support column made of in Chapter 14?
(a) Basalt.
(b) Gneiss.
(c) Granite.
(d) Marble.

4. Of the obelisks that Tonkee says were traveling toward Essun in Tirimo, how long does Tonkee say one had been moving in that direction?
(a) 7 years.
(b) 9 years.
(c) Half a dozen years.
(d) Almost a decade.

5. In how many years of Imperial history in Chapter 14, has no one had control over an obelisk?
(a) 4,100.
(b) About 3,200.
(c) Nearly 3,000.
(d) 2,900.

6. What does Syen bring to the heights when the entire comm heads up there on a beautiful day in Chapter 22?
(a) Corundum.
(b) Novel.
(c) Food.
(d) Blanket.

7. How long has Tonkee had Syen followed?
(a) 10 years.
(b) About 20 years.
(c) Almost 30 years.
(d) 15 years.

8. In Chapter 20, how long has it been since Syenite had her baby?
(a) 5 months.
(b) 2 years.
(c) 3 years.
(d) 18 months.

9. How many orogenes are in Castrima in Chapter 15?
(a) 18.
(b) 35.
(c) 22.
(d) 11.

10. As Essun, Hoa, and Tonkee walk through the place where Hoa says the orogenes are, how many women step out of the door of a nearby building?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 5.
(d) 4.

11. When the entire comm goes on the heights, how many ships do they see approaching at the end of the day in Chapter 22?
(a) 6.
(b) 4.
(c) 5.
(d) 3.

12. What do the people of Meov calls Alabaster?
(a) The one who does not smile.
(b) The red one.
(c) The hairy one.
(d) The laughing one.

13. When did Tonkee and her people nearly lose trace of Syen?
(a) 5 years ago.
(b) 10 years ago.
(c) 11 years ago.
(d) 8 years ago.

14. In Chapter 20, on what day of Syenite's trip as one of the Clalsu crew, do they see sea monsters?
(a) 8th.
(b) 3rd.
(c) 4th.
(d) 6th.

15. What does Alabaster mention when he asks Syen to make the situation worse at the end of Chapter 23?
(a) Planet.
(b) Moon.
(c) Satellite.
(d) Asteroid.