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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Of what stone is the PanAsia Seat of Consideration made?
(a) Marble.
(b) Sandstone.
(c) Jade.
(d) Granite.
2. How much of a human body, per the novel, is in the head?
(a) 10%.
(b) 13%.
(c) 4%.
(d) 7%.
3. The comment that “they may have handed me a pearl within this nasty oyster” (373) is an example of which of the following?
(a) Anaphora.
(b) Chiasmus.
(c) Metaphor.
(d) Simile.
4. How many times does Goddard kill Rowan during the latter’s captivity?
(a) 20.
(b) 10.
(c) 6.
(d) 14.
5. What is the collective noun for a group of scythes?
(a) Parliament.
(b) Elegy.
(c) Murder.
(d) Clowder.
Short Answer Questions
1. Of what stone is the South Merica Seat of Consideration made?
2. How many conspirators are set to stab Caesar in the stage play in which Scythe Anastasia performs?
3. Who is the first person to greet Greyson at the Tonist monastery?
4. What likelihood does the Thunderhead calculate for human extinction in its absence?
5. Of what stone is the EuroScandia Seat of Consideration made?
Short Essay Questions
1. What requirements does the Thunderhead express for a new Grandslayer to be installed?
2. What information does Rowan have about Texas when he awakens in captivity there (246)?
3. What problems attend Scythe Anastasia seeking to meet with Rowan after the attack on her at the theater?
4. What distinction is noted between previous conclaves’ security and that of the conclave of January 7, Year of the Raptor?
5. How does Xenocrates die? What occasions the death?
6. How does the Thunderhead treat former world capitals, and why?
7. What does the Thunderhead cite as primary examples of “circumstances beyond [its] control” (323)?
8. Consider briefly the symbolism of the name Scythe Faraday assumes in the District of Columbia.
9. Consider Scythe Constantine’s comment that he will attend the scythes’ conclave “even if they have to replace [his] blood with antifreeze to make it happen” (281-82). What is implied about him by the comment, and how is it implied?
10. What problems does Rowan identify in his attempt to escape Endura?
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