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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. Anastasia’s comment that “She couldn’t let him twist in the wind on her behalf” (285) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Chiasmus.
(b) Metaphor.
(c) Simile.
(d) Anaphora.

2. How many were the founding scythes?
(a) 7.
(b) 13.
(c) 11.
(d) 9.

3. How many times does Goddard kill Rowan during the latter’s captivity?
(a) 20.
(b) 14.
(c) 6.
(d) 10.

4. How long does the technician estimate it will take for Endura to sink?
(a) 12 minutes.
(b) 20 minutes.
(c) 28 minutes.
(d) 4 minutes.

5. How many guards does Rowan kill as he escapes captivity in Endura?
(a) 3.
(b) 5.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much of a person’s body do the Grandslayers rule must remain intact for that person to remain a scythe?

2. How many of the attackers on the theater hail from Texas?

3. How much of her body does Scythe Rand report was burned?

4. The comment that “they may have handed me a pearl within this nasty oyster” (373) is an example of which of the following?

5. What does Anastasia eat during the recess in the inquest?

Short Essay Questions

1. What information does Rowan have about Texas when he awakens in captivity there (246)?

2. What are the reasons guessed at for Curie sealing Anastasia and Rowan into the Vault of Relics and Futures?

3. What rituals attend upon opening the scythes’ conclave, and why are they important?

4. What reasons does Scythe Curie give for her antipathy towards Tonists (239)?

5. What is the persistent remark made by Grandslayers about their Seats of Consideration?

6. What requirements does the Thunderhead express for a new Grandslayer to be installed?

7. What reasons does the Thunderhead give for disliking having its “backbrain” searched?

8. Briefly detail the symbolism in Xenocrates’s predecessor as Grandslayer.

9. What does the Thunderhead cite as primary examples of “circumstances beyond [its] control” (323)?

10. What distinction is noted between previous conclaves’ security and that of the conclave of January 7, Year of the Raptor?

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