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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Three: Enemies within Enemies.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the novel, the word “hubris” is closest in meaning to which of the following?
(a) Gluttony.
(b) Pride.
(c) Wrath.
(d) Sloth.

2. Which of the following is served at the Terranova Thanksgiving meal?
(a) Vegetarian turkey.
(b) Four-winged turkey.
(c) Four-breasted turkey.
(d) Four-legged turkey.

3. What form of address is accorded to a common scythe in the novel?
(a) Your Majesty.
(b) Your Excellency.
(c) Your Grace.
(d) Your Honor.

4. In what city does the novel begin?
(a) Kearney.
(b) Omaha.
(c) Grand Island.
(d) Lincoln.

5. How many members sit on the World Scythe Council that governs scythedom?
(a) 7.
(b) 3.
(c) 9.
(d) 5.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Tyger doing when Rowan finds him in his apartment?

2. With which of the following is Xenocrates’s bath scented?

3. The comment that “it lived by the laws it levied” (95) offers an example of which of the following?

4. How large in diameter does Rowan note Brahms’s usual gleaning territory is?

5. What color robes does Scythe Curie wear?

(see the answer key)

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