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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. Who is at Kirrk in Chapter 33 who makes Ven uncomfortable?

2. Who gets badly injured in the chase at sea?

3. In Chapter 28, what does Ven think is strange?

4. Who does Ven sleep with in Chapter 36?

5. Who is the head of the kitchen?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Lah tell Ven about downloading news to his inkstone in Part III?

2. How does Georg kill Lah?

3. Where does Ven go with Merthe?

4. What does Georg tell Ven he thinks of him in Chapter 46?

5. In Chapter 49, what is Georg almost angry at Ven about?

6. Where does Ven go once he flees from the Brotherhood?

7. What work does Ven end up doing after Lah's murder in Part IV?

8. How is Ven treated once Georg forces him to translate for the Brotherhood again?

9. What does Ven tell Georg he thinks about the text on holistic cures?

10. What does Georg use as leverage against Ven in Part IV?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Ven interpret and make sense of the vast amounts of data from the Burning Age that it is his job to sort through? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

How does North explain how Yue's and Ven's relationship withstands their warring spy interests? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

What does North use the Brotherhood to symbolize, and what are its organizing and core principles? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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