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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. How many bridges connect the World Council chamber to the rest of Endura?
(a) 7.
(b) 5.
(c) 9.
(d) 3.
2. How many conspirators are set to stab Caesar in the stage play in which Scythe Anastasia performs?
(a) 10.
(b) 8.
(c) 12.
(d) 6.
3. 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?
(a) Chiasmus.
(b) Anaphora.
(c) Metaphor.
(d) Simile.
4. With what drink does Tyger present Rowan when the latter wakes in San Antonio?
(a) Tea.
(b) Milk.
(c) Juice.
(d) Coffee.
5. The comment that “Xenocrates harrumphed at that” (408) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Chiasmus.
(b) Onomatopoeia.
(c) Rhyme.
(d) Alliteration.
Short Answer Questions
1. For what scythe is Rowan mistaken after the inquest?
2. Which scythe is the third nominee for High Blade?
3. Who is the last Grandslayer to arrive at the inquest?
4. How long does the technician estimate resetting Endura’s buoyancy systems will take?
5. What is the former name of Fulcrum City?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the primary rhetorical appeal made in Goddard’s oration to the Grandslayers during the inquest, and why is it the primary appeal?
2. What reasons does Scythe Curie give for her antipathy towards Tonists (239)?
3. How does Xenocrates die? What occasions the death?
4. What rituals attend upon opening the scythes’ conclave, and why are they important?
5. What does the Thunderhead cite as primary examples of “circumstances beyond [its] control” (323)?
6. What is the backup plan for the distraction at the assault on Scythes Curie and Anastasia at the theater? Why is it the backup plan (264-65)?
7. 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?
8. What problems does Rowan identify in his attempt to escape Endura?
9. Briefly detail the symbolism in Xenocrates’s predecessor as Grandslayer.
10. What does Rowan consider the major point of his conversations with the Thunderhead?
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