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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many tons of rock does Syen move in order to stop the volcano where Allia was?
(a) Tens of thousands.
(b) Billions.
(c) Millions.
(d) Hundreds of thousands.

2. How far does Senye realize that the garnet obelisk burned down in the planet?
(a) Lower mantle.
(b) Inner core.
(c) Outer core.
(d) Mantle.

3. What type of books does Damaya find in her explorations of Main?
(a) Romances, adventures, and mysteries.
(b) Romances, adventures, and bits of irrelevant lore.
(c) Cookbooks and chemistry books.
(d) Textbooks and novels.

4. How long will Syen wander after the fight in Chapter 22?
(a) 10 months.
(b) 2 years.
(c) 20 months.
(d) 3 years.

5. How much food is Essun able to buy with one of Jija's old knapping hammers?
(a) A couple weeks' worth.
(b) 5 days' worth.
(c) A week's worth.
(d) 9 days' worth.

6. In Chapter 22, when did Syen retire to bed and stay there even during a celebration for the Clalsu's safe return?
(a) After the ship was unloaded.
(b) After she played with Coru.
(c) After she ate and washed her clothes.
(d) The day after they returned.

7. As Essun, Hoa, and Tonkee walk through the place where Hoa says the orogenes are, how many women step out of the door of a nearby building?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 5.
(d) 4.

8. What was the season called before the Empire was founded?
(a) Choking.
(b) Wandering.
(c) Acid.
(d) Breathless.

9. Where does the Guardian take Damaya to talk after she catches her and Binof in a secret room?
(a) Schaffa's office.
(b) Private office.
(c) An antechamber.
(d) The office outside the room.

10. How many guards does Essun notice in the cellar in Chapter 18?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 5.
(d) 2.

11. In Chapter 20, how long has it been since Syenite had her baby?
(a) 2 years.
(b) 3 years.
(c) 5 months.
(d) 18 months.

12. In Chapter 15, how long does Essun think the season will last?
(a) About 800 years.
(b) 500 years.
(c) At least a thousand years.
(d) 2,000 years.

13. Who built the Fulcrum?
(a) Guardians.
(b) Orogenes.
(c) Stone eaters.
(d) Sanzed comms.

14. How is Alabaster injured when he is trying to stop the ships in Chapter 22?
(a) Rifle.
(b) Bomb.
(c) Artillery.
(d) Cannon.

15. In Chapter 21, about how long has Lerna been in Castrima?
(a) 9 weeks.
(b) 7 weeks.
(c) 4 weeks.
(d) 2 weeks.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 17, how much time has passed for Damaya?

2. How long has it been since Alabaster has quelled anything in Chapter 20?

3. In Chapter 22, how many days has it been since Syenite shut down the volcano she started?

4. In Chapter 14, how many times has Syen felt the strange power that she understands is coming from the obelisks?

5. When did the civilization Jyamaria die?

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