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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. The comment that “the line in the sand became a fissure that threatened to swallow those who did not choose a side” (327) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Metaphor.
(b) Simile.
(c) Anaphora.
(d) Chiasmus.

2. When meeting with Faraday in Savannah, what does Curie drink?
(a) Drip coffee.
(b) Hot chocolate.
(c) Latte.
(d) Tea.

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

4. What is the name of the Librarian of Congress Faraday and Munira meet?
(a) Carla Hayden.
(b) Parvin Marchenoir.
(c) Las Zenow.
(d) John James Beckley.

5. What adage regarding interference does Curie offer after Anastasia confronts Tonists in Fulcrum City?
(a) Don’t start none, won’t be none.
(b) Never laugh at living dragons.
(c) Leave a cult to its cacophony.
(d) Let sleeping dogs lie.

Short Answer Questions

1. To which early scythe’s writings does Munira refer Faraday for geography?

2. Into what construction does the Librarian of Congress admit Faraday and Munira?

3. Whose robe does Anastasia don in the Vault of Relics and Futures?

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

5. How many of the Thunderhead’s cameras does Slayd need to distract to permit the assault on Scythes Curie and Anastasia to proceed?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What clues do Scythes Rand and Goddard leave to affirm what they have done to Tyger?

6. What is present in the room to which Greyson is led when he arrives at the Tonist monastery?

7. What reasons does Anastasia consider for assisting Greyson in evading Constantine?

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

9. What reasons are given for the difficulty the novel’s characters have with mortal artwork (263)?

10. 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?

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