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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What occupation does Anastasia’s mother have?
(a) Synthetic polymer engineer.
(b) Sound synthesis engineer.
(c) Food disposal engineer.
(d) Food synthesis engineer.

2. With what type of knife does Faraday wake Rowan?
(a) Ringed karambit.
(b) Ringless karambit.
(c) Bone-handled Bowie.
(d) Hiltless kukri.

3. What color robe does Scythe Constantine wear?
(a) Scarlet.
(b) Crimson.
(c) Vermillion.
(d) Cardinal.

4. At what time is Greyson’s first probation meeting?
(a) 8:00 a.m.
(b) 8:00 p.m.
(c) 8:30 a.m.
(d) 9:00 a.m.

5. The sentence “Death and disfigurement had been replaced by revival and reprimand” (88) offers examples of which of the following?
(a) Conceit.
(b) Hyperbole.
(c) Rhyme.
(d) Alliteration.

6. How wide a crater would have been left by the trap for Scythes Curie and Anastasia?
(a) 100 feet.
(b) 50 feet.
(c) 200 feet.
(d) 10 feet.

7. The Thunderhead notes that Earth prior to its governance could have supported no more than how many humans?
(a) 10 billion.
(b) 100 billion.
(c) 50 billion.
(d) 1 trillion.

8. What color robes does Scythe Curie wear?
(a) Puce.
(b) Lavender.
(c) Ochre.
(d) Magenta.

9. How long is Rowan disallowed public transit due to his outbursts when talking with his mother?
(a) One week.
(b) One month.
(c) One hour.
(d) One day.

10. How large in diameter does Rowan note Brahms’s usual gleaning territory is?
(a) 15 miles.
(b) 20 miles.
(c) 50 miles.
(d) 30 miles.

11. Approximately how long is Greyson deadish after stopping Scythes Curie and Anastasia?
(a) One week.
(b) One hour.
(c) One day.
(d) One fortnight.

12. What does Tyger state is his purpose in visiting Rowan?
(a) Saying goodbye.
(b) Saying everything.
(c) Saying nothing.
(d) Saying hello.

13. At what age does Scythe Curie propose to reset her physical self?
(a) 65.
(b) 60.
(c) 70.
(d) 55.

14. Which of the following is an ingredient in Xenocrates’s preferred libation?
(a) Pineapple.
(b) Lemon.
(c) Orange.
(d) Lime.

15. Why does the Thunderhead avoid taking action to capture Rowan, per Xenocrates’s contact with the Thunderhead?
(a) Rowan counts as a ghost.
(b) Rowan counts on his friends.
(c) Rowan counts as a scythe.
(d) Rowan counts as a citizen.

Short Answer Questions

1. What profession does Slayd assign to his fictional parents?

2. What make of car does Anastasia drive at Curie’s behest?

3. The phrase that “it was like a piece of gristle in his mouth” (101) offer an example of which of the following?

4. How many years does the novel note it takes to become a Nimbus agent?

5. The note “Meet me at midnight at the Mortality Memorial” (44) offers an example of which of the following?

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