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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 are Scythe Goddard's followers?

2. What does Citra compare Scythe Faraday's eyes to?

3. What should a cultural audit ensure?

4. What does Scythe Faraday claim is the reason for his visit at the beginning of the book?

5. How many gleanings is each scythe to perform?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the passing of time recorded once numerical years are obsolete?

2. What type of people are chosen to be scythes?

3. How does Scythe Goddard break the eighth commandment?

4. What role does H.S. Curie say the scythes fulfill in society?

5. What do the Terranovas think Scythe Faraday is going to do to them?

6. Who did Ben do a report on for school?

7. Are scythes allowed to kill other scythes?

8. What is the tenth commandment?

9. What do commandments three and four declare about a victim's family members?

10. What are the first two Scythe Commandments about killing?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In the end, Scythe Volta questions his life and gladly accepts death. What makes him doubt his purpose? How does this mirror H.S. Curie's earlier journals?

Essay Topic 2

What do Scythes Curie and Faraday mean when they tell Citra that things are more than they seem or can be understood?

Essay Topic 3

Rowan says that he and Citra together are something to behold. How have the scythes developed since they were last on stage?

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