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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. After leaving the node station, how long does it take for Syenite and Alabaster to reach Allia in Chapter 9?
(a) A week.
(b) 2 weeks.
(c) 8 days.
(d) 3 days.

2. How old was Rask when he and his family moved from Sume to Tirimo?
(a) 3.
(b) 7.
(c) 9.
(d) 6.

3. In Chapter 8, how many children does Alabaster think that he has?
(a) 12.
(b) 15.
(c) 17.
(d) 9.

4. In Chapter 11, how long has Arkete/Maxixe been at the Fulcrum?
(a) 18 months.
(b) 3 years.
(c) 2 years.
(d) 15 months.

5. How old is Essun in the Prologue?
(a) 42.
(b) 33.
(c) 46.
(d) 39.

Short Answer Questions

1. What tablet of stonelore is badly damaged?

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

3. In Chapter 4, how many hours does the ten-ring say that he has had to himself in the last year that were not shared with a horse or a stranger?

4. How are the grits awakened in Chapter 11?

5. About hold old is Syen in Chapter 4?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does walking not burn off the energy Essun took in when she killed those in Tirimo?

2. Why does Damaya ally herself with Crack?

3. Why do Damaya's parents not keep her after it is discovered that she has orogene powers?

4. After breakfast, how do the grits spend the next hours of the day?

5. How are Alabaster and Syen greeted when they report for duty in Allia, and how does Alabaster respond?

6. What does the ten-ring look like in Chapter 4?

7. What is the morning routine for Damaya in Chapter 11?

8. What are node maintainers?

9. How are orogenes made into node maintainers?

10. When and why does Syen agree to go to the node station with Alabaster?

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