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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. How many switches do grits get if they are not dressed properly?

2. How tall are Allia's main gates?

3. How much less time does it take to get to the coast by the high road than it does via the lowroad?

4. How old is Essun in the Prologue?

5. In Chapter 2, what type of hair does the child-buyer have?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Damaya ally herself with Crack?

2. When and why does Syen agree to go to the node station with Alabaster?

3. To what lengths will Schaffa go to to make the world safe from Damaya?

4. What are node maintainers?

5. Why do Damaya's parents not keep her after it is discovered that she has orogene powers?

6. How does Alabaster stop a hot spot in Chapter 8?

7. What story does Schaffa tell Damaya on their journey?

8. What is Yumenes like?

9. How are orogenes made into node maintainers?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Schaffa tells Damaya story about Misaelm, an orogene who tries to kill the emperor. Why does Schaffa tell the story? Why does his version of the story vary from the one Alabaster later tells Damaya/Syenite?

Essay Topic 2

Stonelore are laws and information passed down through generations. Is stonelore a form of brainwashing?

Essay Topic 3

Syenite has a troubled relationship with Alabaster. Why is the relationship troubled from the beginning? How would you compare the relationship at the beginning of The Fifth Season to their relationship at the end of the book?

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