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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. In Chapter 42, what does Georg order Ven to do?

2. What does Ven steal from the kitchen for his own defense?

3. Who kills Lah?

4. In Chapter 48, who comes to visit Georg and asks how Ven is?

5. What does a mudslide bury half of in Chapter 48?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Ven after Lah is killed?

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

3. How does Georg kill Lah?

4. What does Ven think the kakuy of the forest that he sees in his desperate hour does for him?

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

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

7. How does Ven escape from the Brotherhood?

8. What does Ven tell Merthe about mines?

9. Who does Nadira say has been identified as Pontus, but that this person can not be Pontus?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What happens between Yue and Ven when they unexpectedly meet as adults again? Why? 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

How and when does the Brotherhood use so-called "heretical" information from the Burning Age to strengthen its hold on power? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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