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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What form of address is accorded to a Grandslayer in the novel?
2. What likelihood does the Thunderhead calculate for the extinction of carbon-based life in its absence?
3. Whose robe does Anastasia don in the Vault of Relics and Futures?
4. The Thunderhead’s remark that “This, I know, is a rabbit hole down which only darkness lies” (430) is an example of which of the following?
5. What injury does Scythe Constantine sustain in the theater?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the persistent remark made by Grandslayers about their Seats of Consideration?
2. What reasons does Anastasia consider for assisting Greyson in evading Constantine?
3. 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?
4. What does the Thunderhead cite as primary examples of “circumstances beyond [its] control” (323)?
5. 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)?
6. What requirements does the Thunderhead express for a new Grandslayer to be installed?
7. What overall form does Endura take?
8. What are the reasons guessed at for Curie sealing Anastasia and Rowan into the Vault of Relics and Futures?
9. What reason does Mendoza give for darkness in Greyson’s bedroom?
10. What reasons does Scythe Curie give for her antipathy towards Tonists (239)?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Scythe Curie remarks, “That’s exactly what the scythedom is: high school with murder” (344). Based on the novel, is that an accurate assessment? What in the text supports or undermines the assessment, and how does it do so?
Essay Topic 2
Consider the following passage: “‘He didn’t go out with the garbage,’ Scythe Rand said. ‘I took care of it myself, then spread his ashes in a field of wild bluebonnets. Just saying” (306). Assuming that Rand is being truthful, what does the passage imply about her? What in the text affirms the implication? How is the implication supported?
Essay Topic 3
The Thunderhead remarks that “although I do not require devotion, am I not deserving of it?” as it considers its status relative to the deities worshipped in its past (158). Based on the text leading up to the comment—the beginning of the novel through Chapter 15, “Hall of the Founders”—is the Thunderhead correct? How or how not, and to what extent?
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