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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. Why was the fake Fulcrum at Found Moon created?

2. What does Nassun call Schaffa to shake him out of the stupor he enters after she powers the Station?

3. Who are Nassun's companions on her journey from Found Moon?

4. Where does Hoa take Essun after revealing that a stone eater wants to eat Nassun?

5. Who is waiting for Nassun and Schaffa at the bottom of the deadciv ruins in Old Man's Pucker?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened to Essun’s arm before the beginning of the novel?

2. How does Schaffa explain his cruelty towards the orogenes when he and Nassun discuss the issue on their way to the Station?

3. What's unusual about the miniature Plutonic Engine that Kelenli shows the tuners during their first lesson?

4. What does Essun realize about the relationship between orogeny and magic when she encounters Maxixe in the stone forest?

5. What happened to Nassun’s father before the beginning of the novel?

6. Why must the orogenes be controlled, according to Schaffa?

7. What does Essun realize about her relationship with Hoa after he shows her Jija's body?

8. What does Hoa say is the relationship between tuners and orogenes?

9. When Kelenli first meets the other tuners, to what does she attribute her success in riding the onyx obelisk?

10. What’s unusual about the building Kelenli leads the tuners to during their first lesson?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the disagreement between the stone eaters Hoa and Steel, as well as the factors that drive them to reconcile. How does their current disagreement reflect their relationship as tuners in Syl Anagist? What disagreements may remain even after peace is made with Father Earth?

Essay Topic 2

Jemisin describes a society where characters must depend on each other daily to survive. Write an essay examining the role interdependence plays in the novel. Provide a working definition of interdependence and analyze how it both creates and resolves conflict between characters.

Essay Topic 3

Many characters in the novel have the power of tuning and orogeny and each of these characters offers a different perspective on these powers. Choose two characters from the novel who can use orogeny or tuning. Compare and contrast any statements, observations or actions they perform regarding their status. In your analysis, explain what we may infer from the similarities and differences in their attitudes.

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