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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 many days were Elias and others who were brought to Blackcliff when he was six left in a pen for a culling?

2. What challenge does Helene propose to get Elias to remove the bodyguards that follow her?

3. How long after the Moon Festival does Helene avoid Elias?

4. What is the woman's name who approaches Elias for a dance at the festival?

5. In Chapter XXVI, when does Elias remember that he and Demetrius tried the hidden trail out of the school and into Serra?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Marcus hurt Laia in Chapter XXXIII?

2. How does Elias help Laia and Izzy get away from the festival when there is a raid?

3. In Chapters XXXVI, what does Helene tell Elias about her feelings for him?

4. What did Izzi tell the Commandant regarding why she and Laia were out the night before, and why did the Commandant believe her?

5. What does Spiro Teluman tell Laia about Afya Ara-Nur?

6. How does Laia listen to a conversation the Commandant has, and what does she learn?

7. What do Helene and Elias battle at the end of Chapter 22, and what does Elias remember about defeating efrits?

8. What does Helene do in Chapter 35 for Laia, and what does Laia feel?

9. Who dances with Elias in Chapter 28?

10. How does Laia get from the sand dunes back to Blackcliff?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Dialogue tags help identify who is speaking in a written conversation. What would happen if dialogue tags were never used to identify who is speaking in a written conversation? What are some common dialogue tags used to identify speakers in a written conversation? What descriptive dialogue tags does the author use? How do those dialogue tags help readers imagine scenes? How do they add another layer of description?

Essay Topic 2

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view in An Ember in the Ashes? How does the point of view influence what readers know about events and people?

Essay Topic 3

Various characters are dealing with guilt. Who are some characters who are struggling with guilt? What do their struggles with guilt reveal about healthy and unhealthy guilt?

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