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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who walks Damaya to the city gates in Chapter 3?
(a) Lerna.
(b) Rask.
(c) Oyamar.
(d) Eran.

2. During Fungus Season in 602 Imperial, how long did a series of oceanic eruptions obscure sunlight?
(a) 8 months.
(b) 6 months.
(c) 15 months.
(d) 3 months.

3. How long does it take Syenite to realize that Alabaster is quelling all the quakes on the road?
(a) 2 weeks.
(b) Perhaps a week.
(c) About 4 days.
(d) 8 days.

4. How tall is Hoa?
(a) Barely 4 feet.
(b) Not quite 3 feet.
(c) 3 1/2 feet.
(d) 4 1/2 feet.

5. How long has Alabaster been taking assignment outside the Fulcrum in Chapter 8?
(a) 20 years.
(b) 10 years.
(c) 19 years.
(d) 8 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. How are the grits awakened in Chapter 11?

2. What does Alabaster say set off the massive earthquake in Chapter 8?

3. In Chapter 9, how many people follow Syenite and Alabaster after they ask about lodging in Allia?

4. When does Schaffa believe that he and Damaya will reach Brevard in Chapter 2?

5. About hold old is Syen in Chapter 4?

Short Essay Questions

1. After breakfast, how do the grits spend the next hours of the day?

2. What does Uche's mother think and do after he dies?

3. What is known about Essun?

4. How are Alabaster and Syen greeted when they report for duty in Allia, and how does Alabaster respond?

5. What does the ten-ring look like in Chapter 4?

6. Why does walking not burn off the energy Essun took in when she killed those in Tirimo?

7. Where do Essun and Hoa camp in Chapter 10?

8. What is the highroad like and how much faster is it than the lowroad?

9. As Essun tries to sleep in Chapter 4, who comes near her?

10. Why is Damaya in the barn at the beginning of Chapter 2?

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