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

3. What did Kelenli want to be?
(a) A geomester.
(b) The last Niess lorist.
(c) The leader of Syl Anagist.
(d) A Conductor.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to the Moon after the conflict in Corepoint?

2. What material helped the Earth in its plan to take over the Obelisk Gate?

3. Who is the last Guardian to die?

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

5. What would the Earth's Burndown order have accomplished if it succeeded?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Essun object when Danel uses the word rogga during their last conversation before entering the desert?

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

4. What people are living in Corepoint when Nassun arrives?

5. When Steel, Antimony and Hoa meet, what reasoning does Steel give for manipulating Nassun?

6. As Danel and Essun eat dinner before entering the desert, Danel explains that she wants to travel with Essun to close the Rifting. Why does Danel want to come along?

7. Why is Schaffa narrating the story to Essun?

8. What reason does the Earth give Nassun for stealing magic from the humans?

9. While Nassun is distracted, what does Schaffa do in the chamber where the Guardians are kept?

10. What did the Earth intend to do during the activation of the Plutonic Engine?

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