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

2. Which of the following games does Ethan J. Hogan play with Scythe Anastasia?
(a) Baccarat.
(b) Blackjack.
(c) Roulette.
(d) Poker.

3. The comment that “Problem-solving was not the scythedom’s strength” (97) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Alliteration.
(b) Hyperbole.
(c) Litotes.
(d) Chiasmus.

4. How old is the person upon whom Slayd preys to enact his distraction?
(a) 30.
(b) 31.
(c) 33
(d) 32.

5. How many standard sets does Bokator have?
(a) 276.
(b) 1,000.
(c) 67.
(d) 341.

Short Answer Questions

1. With what accuracy is the Thunderhead able to predict the path Scythes Curie and Anastasia take after the attempt is made on their lives and before they purpose to entrap their assailants?

2. Why does the Thunderhead avoid taking action to capture Rowan, per Xenocrates’s contact with the Thunderhead?

3. How many of the Thunderhead’s cameras does Slayd need to distract to permit the assault on Scythes Curie and Anastasia to proceed?

4. What color are Xenocrates’s robes?

5. What injury does Scythe Constantine sustain in the theater?

(see the answer key)

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