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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. Which best describes Citra's instructions for travel?

2. How long is Citra in the revival center for the second time?

3. Who is beaten by Scythe Goddard's underlings?

4. How does Citra feel toward Rowan when she wakes up after the exam?

5. What does Rowan say Scythe Goddard does not deserve?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is surrounding Scythe Curie's home?

2. What does Scythe Curie do when Citra questions her in public?

3. What does Rowan think of Scythe Volta?

4. What does Scythe Curie plan to do in 100 years?

5. What does Rowan do for the Tonists in the cloister?

6. Why does Scythe Faraday fake his death?

7. Why did Scythe Curie choose to train Citra?

8. What did Scythe Goddard plan to do with the two apprentices after Scythe Faraday's death?

9. When do Scythes Curie and Faraday reconnect after her apprenticeship?

10. Who does Gerald Van Der Gans turn out to be?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the reason that a sythe’s gown cannot be black? What are scythes supposed to stand for? Do scythes evoke an aura of lightness or darkness in people? Is this ironic?

Essay Topic 2

What are Citra's suspicions regarding Scythe Faraday's death? Why does she need Rowan to believe in her? Have they grown apart?

Essay Topic 3

Do the apprentices believe the reason High Blade Xenocrates gives for Scythe Faraday's death? Does self-gleaning seem like something he would do?

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