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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. What was the season called before the Empire was founded?

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

3. What type of books does Damaya find in her explorations of Main?

4. In Chapter 21, where does Lerna have a scar?

5. In Chapter 21, about how long has Lerna been in Castrima?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Syen see and think after she stops the volcano where Allia used to be?

2. What are the rules Innon sets when he allow Syenite to join the crew of the Clalsu?

3. What does Ykka tell Essun, Hoa, and Tonkee about Castrima?

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

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

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

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

8. Why does Alabaster take a walk with Syen so they can talk?

9. What is Castrima's underground comm like?

10. What spoils a beautiful day in Chapter 22?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Novels can be structured and divided in different ways. How does the structure of a novel provide clarity and flow to a story? What are chapter titles? What are some purposes of chapter titles? How does Jemisin use chapter titles in the novel?

Essay Topic 2

Node maintainers are used to control shakes. How do node maintainers do their job? Are their job conditions and treatment inhumane?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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