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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What breed of dog does Brahms own?
(a) Dachshund.
(b) Chihuahua.
(c) Maltese.
(d) Pekinese.

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

3. Into what day does Davey threaten to knock Slayd?
(a) Next Tuesday.
(b) Next Wednesday.
(c) Next Monday.
(d) Next Thursday.

4. How many weekends of public service does Tyger have to perform for his pool prank?
(a) 6.
(b) 5.
(c) 7.
(d) 4.

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

6. How many sisters does Greyson have?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 1.

7. The comment that “as much as [Greyson] loved the Thunderhead, he hated it right now” (95) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Imposition.
(b) Supposition.
(c) Superposition.
(d) Juxtaposition.

8. How much of the population does the Thunderhead find requires defiance to create meaning?
(a) 2%.
(b) 4%.
(c) 10%.
(d) 3%.

9. What form of address is accorded to a High Blade in the novel?
(a) Your Excellency.
(b) Your Majesty.
(c) Your Grace.
(d) Your Honor.

10. The note “Meet me at midnight at the Mortality Memorial” (44) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Allegory.
(b) Rhyme.
(c) Enjambment.
(d) Alliteration.

11. What job satisfaction rate does Slayd’s replacement probation officer cite her employment center as having?
(a) 100%.
(b) 93%.
(c) 79%.
(d) 86%.

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

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

14. How many Charter Regions does the Thunderhead maintain?
(a) 3.
(b) 7.
(c) 9.
(d) 5.

15. 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?
(a) 45%.
(b) 36%.
(c) 42%.
(d) 39%.

Short Answer Questions

1. With what type of knife does Faraday wake Rowan?

2. How many demerits result from missing a probation meeting?

3. What color robes does Scythe Curie wear?

4. What is Anastasia’s mother named?

5. How many people are required for a scythe to have contact with the Thunderhead?

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