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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. In Chapter 6, what does Schaffa break when Damaya says she can control herself?

2. What type of bricks is the node station made of in Chapter 8?

3. How tall are Allia's main gates?

4. What does Damaya tell Schaffa she was feeling when a boy pushed her in creche?

5. In Chapter 8, what does Syenite compare an obelisk overhead to?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Syenite discover when she goes to clear the Allia harbor of the coral, and what happens when she tries to remove the coral?

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

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

4. Why does Damaya ally herself with Crack?

5. What are node maintainers?

6. What does Hoa tell Essun when she says he cannot stay with her, and she will try to find him a comm?

7. Why is Damaya in the barn at the beginning of Chapter 2?

8. What story does Schaffa tell Damaya on their journey?

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

10. How are orogenes made into node maintainers?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

After her ring test, Damaya choses the name Syenite. Why does Damaya choose the name Syenite? What does the name reveal about her and what she wants to be?

Essay Topic 2

The climax in a novel is the highest point of tension and a turning point. What is the climax of The Fifth Season and why is that incident the climax?

Essay Topic 3

Syenite has a troubled relationship with Alabaster. Why is the relationship troubled from the beginning? How would you compare the relationship at the beginning of The Fifth Season to their relationship at the end of the book?

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