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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 Part 3, Chapter 18, what does Scythe Curie offer a victim's wife?

2. What form of transportation is the porter on?

3. What happens to Citra as she is leaving the revival center?

4. What martial art do Rowan and Citra compete in?

5. When does Citra have a conversation with the Thunderhead?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Rowan think of Scythe Volta?

2. Why did Scythe Curie choose to train Citra?

3. What does Scythe Curie say will happen when Citra arrives at her northern destination?

4. What does the Thunderhead tell Citra about her future?

5. What does Scythe Goddard welcome Rowan to in Part 3, Chapter 25?

6. What is Rowan instructed to do with Esme?

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

8. What is the punishment for Scythes Curie and Faraday's commandment breaking?

9. Why does Scythe Faraday fake his death?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In the first Epigraph excerpt from H.S. Curie's gleaning journal, what does she mean when she questions that if scythes did not feel remorse, "What monsters would we be?" (3)? What is her gleaning philosophy?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

What does it say about Rowan's dedication that he would break Citra's neck even though he knew there would be consequences?

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