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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 happens to Nassun that forces Essun to submit during their conflict at Corepoint?

2. What does Nassun see Essun do for the first time at the end of their conflict in Corepoint?

3. Who can understand the language first spoken by the vehimal that Nassun and Schaffa take to Corepoint?

4. The Leadership families of Yumenes believed that the world was once ruled by whom or what?

5. What powered the briar patch at the amethyst obelisk's socket?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Essun say that the biggest problem with living in Rennanis is that “Castrima must live amid the corpses of its conquered” (278)?

2. How did the Earth access the Plutonic Engine when Syl Anagist first activated it?

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

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

5. How does Steel explain Schaffa's longevity compared to other Guardians?

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. What did the tuners see when they visit the amethyst obelisk’s socket?

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

9. What does Hoa call it when Nassun uses magic and orogeny at the same time?

10. What happens to the tuners on their way to Kelenli’s home during their second lesson?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Violence and the threat of violence take many forms throughout the novel, especially concerning the place of orogenes and tuners in society. Write an essay analyzing the types of violence that orogenes and tuners are subjected to and what this communicates about their rights, duties and overall social role.

Essay Topic 2

In their final confrontation, Essun enrages her daughter Nassun by hesitating to help her with the Obelisk Gate. This leads to their opposing attempts to activate it as well as Essun’s ultimate fate. Analyze Nassun’s struggle to forgive her mother and explain how this struggle shapes the novel’s climax. Why does Nassun struggle to forgive Essun? What does this lead both characters to do? What does Nassun ultimately decide? What does this suggest about her feelings towards her mother?

Essay Topic 3

Hoa suggests that he ‘wants’ to remember Kelenli as resembling Essun and likewise wants to remember Gallat as resembling Schaffa. What does this desire tell us about Hoa’s attitudes towards those characters? What similarities are there in the roles those characters play in his life?

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