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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. How long does it take Damaya to realize that the boy is wearing no clothing in Chapter 7?

2. Who walks Damaya to the city gates in Chapter 3?

3. What family member did Rask's family have who was Orogene?

4. In Chapter 9, how many people follow Syenite and Alabaster after they ask about lodging in Allia?

5. What happens to grits who do not brush their teeth properly?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are node maintainers?

2. Where do Essun and Hoa camp in Chapter 10?

3. What is known about Essun?

4. How are orogenes made into node maintainers?

5. What happens when a kirkhusa attacks?

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

7. What is Yumenes like?

8. 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?

9. What official meets with Syenite, and how does she apologize for Asael's behavior?

10. How is Hoa dressed and what does he carry with him in Chapter 7?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Asael Leadership Allia treats Alabaster and Syen badly when they arrive to clear the harbor of coral. Is the way that she treats Alabaster and Syen because she is rude or because she is uneasy in the presence of orogenes?

Essay Topic 2

Schaffa is Damaya’s Guardian when she is taken to the Fulcrum. Why is their relationship a love-hate relationship?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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