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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Five: Circumstances Beyond.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. If Tonists travel in a group of 12, what do they purpose to represent?
(a) Tones of the pentatonic scale.
(b) Tones of the diatonic scale.
(c) Tones of the chromatic scale.
(d) Tones of the whole-tone scale.

2. In which of the following cities does Anastasia perform a gleaning as part of the plan to trap her assailants?
(a) Grand Forks.
(b) Bismarck.
(c) Fargo.
(d) Minot.

3. What is the name of the probation officer who replaces Traxler for Slayd?
(a) Dredd.
(b) Kreel.
(c) Turpin.
(d) Lane.

4. To which early scythe’s writings does Munira refer Faraday for wisdom?
(a) King.
(b) Cleopatra.
(c) Powhatan.
(d) Musa.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What form of address is accorded to a common scythe in the novel?

2. To what Tonist sect does Brother McCloud belong?

3. Which of the following is Greyson’s middle name?

4. If Tonists travel in a group of 7, what do they purpose to represent?

5. In the novel, the word “hubris” is closest in meaning to which of the following?

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