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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. Who is lost on Essun's trip to Corepoint?
2. What did Kelenli want to be?
3. What do most of the obelisks do after the Gate is used at Corepoint?
4. What does Schaffa say when he interrupts Nassun as she activates the Obelisk Gate?
5. What is the source of the beam of silver magic that the vehimal passes through on its way to Corepoint?
Short Essay Questions
1. What people are living in Corepoint when Nassun arrives?
2. Why is Schaffa narrating the story to Essun?
3. 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?
4. What did the Earth intend to do during the activation of the Plutonic Engine?
5. How does Nassun react when Essun is transformed by the power of the Obelisk Gate?
6. How does Nassun respond when Essun hesitates to help her activate the obelisk gate?
7. How does Kelenli describe the relationship between the tuners and the Niess when she explains the history of the Niess to the tuners?
8. At the end of the novel, what does the stone eater reborn from Essun say she wants?
9. What does Lerna notice about Essun once everyone is settled in Rennanis?
10. While Nassun is distracted, what does Schaffa do in the chamber where the Guardians are kept?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Characters in the novel are deeply tied to the geography of the world around them. Some geographical features, such as the Stone Forest and the twin calderas surrounding the Station, serve as the backdrop for major story moments. Choose one geographical feature from the text and analyze the role it plays in the plot. What logistical challenges does it introduce for the characters? What social or psychological struggles follow from the presence of this geographical feature?
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
The tuners ultimately decide to end sylanagistine civilization in response to the atrocity of the briar patch. Argue whether this is a justifiable response, using citations from the text and your own reasoning. On what basis should we evaluate the tuners’ behavior? How responsible are they for the unforeseen effects of their plan?
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