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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Six: Endura and Nod.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What scythe remarks that “We have just entered the worst of all possible worlds” (349)?
(a) Heinlein.
(b) Clarke.
(c) Silverberg.
(d) Asimov.

2. Why does the Thunderhead avoid taking action to capture Rowan, per Xenocrates’s contact with the Thunderhead?
(a) Rowan counts as a citizen.
(b) Rowan counts on his friends.
(c) Rowan counts as a ghost.
(d) Rowan counts as a scythe.

3. Which section of the Separation of Scythe and State is violated by Greyson interfering in the attempt on Scythes Curie and Anastasia?
(a) Clause 15, paragraph 2.
(b) Clause 16, paragraph 4.
(c) Clause 16, paragraph 3.
(d) Clause 15, paragraph 3.

4. How long does the Thunderhead scream after the Fall of Endura?
(a) 10 hours.
(b) 10 minutes.
(c) 10 seconds.
(d) 10 days.

5. What adage regarding interference does Curie offer after Anastasia confronts Tonists in Fulcrum City?
(a) Let sleeping dogs lie.
(b) Leave a cult to its cacophony.
(c) Never laugh at living dragons.
(d) Don’t start none, won’t be none.

Short Answer Questions

1. Scythe Rand’s comment about Tyger that “He’s certainly not the sharpest machete on the mantle” (245) is an example of which of the following?

2. With what drink does Tyger present Rowan when the latter wakes in San Antonio?

3. In which of the following cities does Anastasia perform a gleaning as part of the plan to trap her assailants?

4. How long does Scythe Anastasia allow those she gleans to complete their lives?

5. How many unsavories are reported gleaned during the attack on the theater?

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