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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What euphemism does the Thunderhead use to refer to actions it is asked not to observe?
(a) Closed-door activity.
(b) Closed-door proclivity.
(c) Open-access activity.
(d) Closed-eye activity.

4. The Thunderhead calculates what proportion of people as needing to be “supplanted”?
(a) 1 in 123,789.
(b) 1 in 869,272.
(c) 1 in 314,152.
(d) 1 in 933,684.

5. Kissing a scythe’s ring offers a person how long an immunity from gleaning?
(a) One month.
(b) One year.
(c) One lifetime.
(d) One decade.

6. To what age does Scythe Curie suggest resetting her physical self?
(a) 25-30.
(b) 35-40.
(c) 30-35.
(d) 20-25.

7. The sentence “Death and disfigurement had been replaced by revival and reprimand” (88) offers examples of which of the following?
(a) Rhyme.
(b) Alliteration.
(c) Hyperbole.
(d) Conceit.

8. 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 15, paragraph 3.
(c) Clause 16, paragraph 3.
(d) Clause 16, paragraph 4.

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

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

11. Tyger’s note that “Oh, man, this is the best news ever!” (62) is an example of which of the following?
(a) Sarcasm.
(b) Litotes.
(c) Conceit.
(d) Hyperbole.

12. What color robe does Scythe Constantine wear?
(a) Cardinal.
(b) Vermillion.
(c) Scarlet.
(d) Crimson.

13. In what city does Greyson live?
(a) Nashville.
(b) Fulcrum City.
(c) Louisville.
(d) Memphis.

14. What color robes does Scythe Anastasia wear?
(a) Chartreuse.
(b) Teal.
(c) Sea-foam
(d) Turquoise.

15. The comment that “it lived by the laws it levied” (95) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Rhyme.
(b) Chiasmus.
(c) Hyperbole.
(d) Alliteration.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Rowan as the novel begins?

2. What night do Anastasia and Rowan meet at the Mortality Memorial?

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

4. On what day of the week does Rowan surveil Brahms’s house?

5. How wide a crater would have been left by the trap for Scythes Curie and Anastasia?

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