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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 Chapter 11, what do the grits have for breakfast?

2. How many dead horses does Syen find in the horse shed in Chapter 8?

3. What uniform do the grits wear?

4. In Chapter 3 as Damaya walks through Tirimo, how many men and women does she see speaking with Oyanar, Rask's second?

5. How far apart are roadhouses supposed to be stationed on an Imperial Road?

Short Essay Questions

1. What awakens Essun in Chapter 10, and what does she do?

2. What happens as Essun starts to leave Tirimo?

3. Why does Damaya ally herself with Crack?

4. What does Hoa tell Essun when she says he cannot stay with her, and she will try to find him a comm?

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

6. What does Syenite discover when she goes to clear the Allia harbor of the coral, and what happens when she tries to remove the coral?

7. What is known about Essun?

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

9. What happens when a kirkhusa attacks?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Uche is a three-year-old boy who is beaten to death by his father. Why is Uche beaten to death? How does he symbolize the hatred characters feel toward orogenes?

Essay Topic 2

In the novel, some characters are more thoroughly described than others. Who are some characters that are merely named in passing or have a minor role in the novel? What is the importance of these flat characters to the storyline? In what way do these characters make the main characters more colorful or interesting? When there is conflict, what type of role do these flat characters play?

Essay Topic 3

Node maintainers are used to control shakes. How do node maintainers do their job? Are their job conditions and treatment inhumane?

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