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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. How does Elias open the lock to a locked gate in the catacombs?
2. How old was Keenan when Laia's father picked him up off the streets?
3. How long does willadonna allow a Martial to pass as a Scholar or Tribesman?
4. What creature is in the story that Cook tells in Chapter XXXIX?
5. How many men go with Elias to battle in the Trial of Strength?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Helene say about those who died in the Trial?
2. How does Marcus hurt Laia in Chapter XXXIII?
3. What does Spiro Teluman tell Laia about Afya Ara-Nur?
4. What do Helene and Elias battle at the end of Chapter 22, and what does Elias remember about defeating efrits?
5. What happened to Cook?
6. Why does Keenan owe Laia's father?
7. What does Tristas think is the trouble between Elias and Helen in Chapter XXX?
8. How does Elias help Laia and Izzy get away from the festival when there is a raid?
9. Who is Lord Nightbringer?
10. How does Laia listen to a conversation the Commandant has, and what does she learn?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Elias does not feel loyal to the Empire. How was Elias raised the first six years of his life? Did that upbringing affect how he views the Empire and Blackcliff? Why does Elias not feel loyal to the Empire?
Essay Topic 2
Laia and Elias have very different families. How would you compare Laia and Elias’s families? How have their families affected who they are and the choices they make?
Essay Topic 3
Cliffhangers are a literary device that leaves readers wondering what will happen next. How does the author use cliffhangers in the novel? How do cliffhangers create suspense?
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