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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 many orogenes are in Castrima in Chapter 15?

2. How far does Senye realize that the garnet obelisk burned down in the planet?

3. In Chapter 20, on what day of Syenite's trip as one of the Clalsu crew, do they see sea monsters?

4. In Chapter 15, how long has Essun been on the road?

5. When Guardians comes and remove Timay, what do they use to mop up blood?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Alabaster tell Syen about the story of Misalem?

2. What is Castrima's underground comm like?

3. What does Essun say about the season in Chapter 15?

4. When Syen regains consiousness in Chapter 16, where are she and Alabaster and how did they get there?

5. Why are Syenite and Alabaster not able to leave Meov?

6. What does Hoa tell Essun about someone she should meet at the end of Chapter 21, and how does she respond?

7. What happens after Damaya and Binof discover the room hidden in the Fulcrum?

8. What happens when Schaffa confronts Syen on the Clalsu?

9. Who is Innon, and what is he like?

10. How does Damaya occupy her Free Hour in Chapter 17?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Schaffa tells Damaya story about Misaelm, an orogene who tries to kill the emperor. Why does Schaffa tell the story? Why does his version of the story vary from the one Alabaster later tells Damaya/Syenite?

Essay Topic 2

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view in The Fifth Season? How does the point of view influence what readers know about events and characters? How does it help readers connect with and understand characters?

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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