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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 after overhearing the Commandant and Lord Nightbringer, does the Resistance find Laia in the market?
2. Which tunnel is the only secret entrance in Blackcliff?
3. How old was Keenan when Laia's father picked him up off the streets?
4. How many families were in Tribe Saif when Elias lived there?
5. How much shorter is Keenan than Elias?
Short Essay Questions
1. What do Helene and Elias battle at the end of Chapter 22, and what does Elias remember about defeating efrits?
2. In Chapter XXIV where does Elias find himself and what does he learn from Helene?
3. What does Helene say about those who died in the Trial?
4. What does Spiro Teluman tell Laia about Afya Ara-Nur?
5. How does Laia listen to a conversation the Commandant has, and what does she learn?
6. How does Elias help Laia and Izzy get away from the festival when there is a raid?
7. Why does Helene live after the battle in Chapter XL, and why is she disqualified?
8. How did Darin become Teluman's apprentice?
9. What did Izzi tell the Commandant regarding why she and Laia were out the night before, and why did the Commandant believe her?
10. What is the Trial of Strength, and who do Elias and his platoon have to fight?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Is there more than one protagonist or antagonist in An Ember in the Ashes? Who are the protagonist(s) and antagonist(s) and why do they play that role in the book?
Essay Topic 2
Loyalty is a theme in An Ember in the Ashes. What is the role of loyalty in characters’ lives? How do characters either show unwavering loyalty or extreme disloyalty?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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