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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Hoa, why did Alabaster flee the Fulcrum?
(a) His world could not function without slavery.
(b) He ran away to become a stone eater.
(c) He ran away to become a node maintainer.
(d) He could not stand his family and friends.

2. Why does Nassun give Schaffa water and broth?
(a) She does not want him to be uncomfortable once she is turned to stone and can no longer take care of him.
(b) She wants to use up the last of the supplies.
(c) He asks for some.
(d) Steel tells her she should give him some.

3. What is the source of the beam of silver magic that the vehimal passes through on its way to Corepoint?
(a) The moonstone obelisk.
(b) The onyx obelisk.
(c) The Earth's core.
(d) The vehimal itself.

4. How did the tall woman offend Gallat at the Zero Site?
(a) She says his uniform is sloppy.
(b) She makes fun of his accent.
(c) She implies he and the tuners are of the same kind.
(d) She says the tuners are bad at their jobs.

5. What is wrong with the wall around the city of Rennanis?
(a) It is too large for the people of Castrima to guard.
(b) It is flammable.
(c) It is easy to climb.
(d) It has fallen to pieces.

6. How did the Conductors describe the briar patch when the tuners were first created?
(a) They said it was sad.
(b) They said it was peaceful.
(c) They said it was unusual.
(d) They said it was painful.

7. How does Essun reach the onyx obelisk?
(a) She steals Nassun's spare key.
(b) She draws on the power of her friends.
(c) She steals magic from the vehimal.
(d) She uses the Guardians of Warrant.

8. Why did Houwha no longer find his garden beautiful once he returned from the field trip in Syl Anagist?
(a) The amethyst had started to give off a terrible green light.
(b) The light from the amethyst had messed up his eyes.
(c) He learned that everything he saw was powered by suffering from the briar patch.
(d) Conductors had sprayed herbicide on all of his favorite plants.

9. What were the black vines at the amethyst obelisk's socket called?
(a) Sinklines.
(b) Drain cables.
(c) Life leeches.
(d) Needle threads.

10. What does Hoa say would have happened if the Plutonic Engine had been activated?
(a) It would get more and more powerful, eventually causing the Earth to explode.
(b) Everyone on Earth would be turned into stone eaters.
(c) It would eventually use up all the Earth's life force.
(d) It would run forever without any problems.

11. Why has Hoa been eating Essun's stone body parts?
(a) He is planning to reproduce.
(b) It is part of a running bet.
(c) He needs to make himself stronger.
(d) He loves the taste.

12. What route does the vehimal take from Old Man's Pucker?
(a) It goes straight to the Moon.
(b) It crawls along the bottom of the ocean.
(c) It crawls straight through the center of the Earth to the other side.
(d) It crawls around the equator of the Earth.

13. Where does Nassun chase Schaffa when he arises at Corepoint?
(a) Into the tunnels of Warrant.
(b) Through the streets of Corepoint.
(c) Back to the apartment.
(d) Back to the vehimal station.

14. What is The Wall?
(a) A huge obsidian wall surrounding Rennanis.
(b) A giant expanse of ash, fire, smoke and lightning.
(c) A broken ruin outside of Rennanis.
(d) A particularly large soldier from Rennanis.

15. What happened to Kelenli after Syl Anagist fell?
(a) She and Gallat reconciled and moved in together.
(b) She became the new president of Syl Anagist.
(c) She and Hoa lived peacefully on an island together.
(d) She had orogene children and trained new Lorists.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Gallat react when he saw the briar patch?

2. Why does the Earth want vengeance against humanity?

3. What did Lerna do with Chetha?

4. What sleeps in the cells of Warrant?

5. What did the Niess have to do with the tuners?

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