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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. Where are Guardians made and kept?

2. What will happen once Schaffa's corestone has been removed?

3. What happened to Gallat and the other Conductors on the Moon?

4. Whose diary does Nassun find at Corepoint?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How did the Sylanagistine feel towards the Niess?

2. What does Lerna notice about Essun once everyone is settled in Rennanis?

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

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. Who interrupts Nassun as she attempts to 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. Where did the tuners go on their trip to Site Zero?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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