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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did Houwha realize about Kelenli during her spat with Gallat in the garden?
(a) Kelenli was only pretending to be a tuner.
(b) Kelenli was going to betray them.
(c) Kelenli and Gallat were the same person.
(d) She was pregnant.

3. Where was the test bore at the Zero Site taken from?
(a) The onyx obelisk.
(b) A wall of volcanic glass.
(c) The Earth's core.
(d) The moonstone.

4. Why does Essun need to get to Corepoint shortly after arriving in Rennanis?
(a) The Moon will be closest to the Earth and easiest to pull back into place.
(b) She is turning into stone.
(c) She is getting impatient.
(d) She is not ready to stop traveling.

5. Why is Essun unable to visit Alabaster?
(a) He is very mad at her.
(b) He is dead.
(c) He has a contagious illness.
(d) He needs time to heal from becoming a stone eater.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hoa say would have happened if the Plutonic Engine had been activated?

2. What do most of the obelisks do after the Gate is used at Corepoint?

3. What did Houwha believe was Gallat's reason for leaving Kelenli out of the Plutonic Engine?

4. What does Hoa do with Essun?

5. Why do Danel and Essun argue before crossing the desert?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did the tuners intend to do when they were supposed to activate the Plutonic Engine?

2. What does Essun use to control the Obelisk Gate in opposition to Nassun?

3. What happens to Lerna on the journey to Corepoint?

4. At the end of the novel, what does the stone eater reborn from Essun say she wants?

5. Why did Houwha believe that the other Conductors disrespected Gallat?

6. Who interrupts Nassun as she attempts to activate the Obelisk Gate?

7. How are Kelenli and Gallat related?

8. Where did the tuners go on their trip to Site Zero?

9. What does Hoa reveal to Essun about Alabaster during their nighttime meeting in Rennanis?

10. What was the testing bore that Houwha saw at Site Zero?

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