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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 will Syen wander after the fight in Chapter 22?

2. In how many years of Imperial history in Chapter 14, has no one had control over an obelisk?

3. What does Tonkee say was the purpose of the socket in the Fulcrum?

4. In Chapter 17, how much time has passed for Damaya?

5. In Chapter 20, what is the closest that the Clalsu can get near the shore where Allia was?

Short Essay Questions

1. What trouble does Hoa have sensing Nassun after a while?

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

3. What mechanisms run Castrima, and how do they work?

4. What celebration is happening in Chapter 22, and how does Syen feel about the celebration?

5. Why does Syenite ask Innon to take her on as Clalsu crew?

6. How can Syenite use orogeny to help Innon and the crew of the Clalsu?

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

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

9. What does Hoa say about what happened to Syen after the battle with the Guardians in Chapter 22?

10. What does Tonkee say about following Essun?

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

Uche is a three-year-old boy who is beaten to death by his father. Why is Uche beaten to death? How does he symbolize the hatred characters feel toward orogenes?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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