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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 did Houwha no longer find his garden beautiful once he returned from the field trip in Syl Anagist?
2. What sleeps in the cells of Warrant?
3. What do most of the obelisks do after the Gate is used at Corepoint?
4. To what did the people raising Kelenli attribute her every failure?
5. What does Nassun see Essun do for the first time at the end of their conflict in Corepoint?
Short Essay Questions
1. What hardships happen to the people of Castrima as they travel through the desert?
2. What happens to Lerna on the journey to Corepoint?
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 does Lerna notice about Essun once everyone is settled in Rennanis?
5. How does Nassun react when Essun is transformed by the power of the Obelisk Gate?
6. How did the Sylanagistine feel towards the Niess?
7. Why does Essun give Nassun control of the Obelisk Gate?
8. What did the tuners see when they visit the amethyst obelisk’s socket?
9. How does Kelenli describe the relationship between the tuners and the Niess when she explains the history of the Niess to the tuners?
10. What does the Earth do after it agrees to peace with humanity?
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
In Syl Anagist: Zero, Hoa says, “But sometimes, when the world is hard, love must be harder still” (Jemisin 321). Explain the meaning of this quote, both in its immediate context and in the context of the novel as a whole. How do different characters demonstrate this idea? How can we apply it to the novel’s resolution?
Essay Topic 3
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.
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