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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. What is the tattoo symbol of the Dregs?

2. What is one reason Matthias resists shooting Kaz in Chapter 29?

3. How does Matthias react the first time Nina takes her clothes off in front of him?

4. Why does Inej get pulled out of the line checking people as they go into the Ice Court in Chapter 28?

5. Why does Inej believe Kaz when he tells her he is not tricking her in Chapter 25?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 18, what does Kaz tell Inej that he has never told anyone else before?

2. How did Kaz and Jordie lose all their savings?

3. How does Inej decide she and Nina can get into the Ice Court?

4. How does Wylan prove his worth to the crew when they are attacked as they board the Ferolind Ship?

5. What does Jesper do to help Kaz help pick the locks in Chapter 23?

6. What does Jesper find in the bin that Inej is extremely grateful for in Chapter 23?

7. In Chapter 17, how does Kaz feel when he sees Inej and Jesper arm in arm?

8. What secret of Kaz's from the heist does Inej protect for Kaz?

9. Why is the climb in Part IV so difficult for Inej?

10. What gives Inej the strength to keep climbing in Chapter 25?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why do you think Bardugo chooses to end the novel with an example of a monumental betrayal - that of Van Eck's betrayal of Kaz and The Dregs - as well as a major cliffhanger involving the main protagonists? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 2

Throughout the novel, Bardugo uses graphic descriptions of violence and bodily harm in tense situations and during fights. Write an essay analyzing Bardugo's descriptive language of violence and pain, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

Essay Topic 3

What are some of the powers of the different types of Grisha, and why do you think Grisha are so persecuted as a people? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

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