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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. The comment that “Problem-solving was not the scythedom’s strength” (97) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Chiasmus.
(b) Litotes.
(c) Hyperbole.
(d) Alliteration.
2. Tyger’s note that “Oh, man, this is the best news ever!” (62) is an example of which of the following?
(a) Conceit.
(b) Sarcasm.
(c) Litotes.
(d) Hyperbole.
3. The Thunderhead calculates what proportion of people as needing to be “supplanted”?
(a) 1 in 933,684.
(b) 1 in 123,789.
(c) 1 in 869,272.
(d) 1 in 314,152.
4. What job satisfaction rate does Slayd’s replacement probation officer cite her employment center as having?
(a) 100%.
(b) 93%.
(c) 86%.
(d) 79%.
5. Which of the following scythes speaks out against Anastasia’s methods?
(a) Kennedy.
(b) Roosevelt.
(c) Eishenhower.
(d) Truman.
6. In what city does Anastasia glean Ethan J. Hogan?
(a) Columbus.
(b) Akron.
(c) Cincinnati.
(d) Cleveland.
7. How wide a crater would have been left by the trap for Scythes Curie and Anastasia?
(a) 100 feet.
(b) 200 feet.
(c) 50 feet.
(d) 10 feet.
8. The comment that “as much as [Greyson] loved the Thunderhead, he hated it right now” (95) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Juxtaposition.
(b) Imposition.
(c) Superposition.
(d) Supposition.
9. What color does Greyson dye his hair as part of taking on the Slayd persona?
(a) Jet black.
(b) Granite pink.
(c) Slate grey.
(d) Obsidian void.
10. What form of address is accorded to a common scythe in the novel?
(a) Your Grace.
(b) Your Majesty.
(c) Your Excellency.
(d) Your Honor.
11. To which of the following does Anastasia compare driving a car?
(a) Churning butter.
(b) Harvesting fields.
(c) Milking cows.
(d) Raising barns.
12. Scythe Brahms wears robes of what color/s?
(a) Lemon and navy-blue.
(b) Apricot and azure.
(c) Peach and baby-blue.
(d) Lemon and navy-blue.
13. What profession does Slayd assign to his fictional parents?
(a) Law professors.
(b) Chemistry professors.
(c) English professors.
(d) Physics professors.
14. What color robe does Scythe Constantine wear?
(a) Cardinal.
(b) Scarlet.
(c) Vermillion.
(d) Crimson.
15. What is Anastasia’s younger brother named?
(a) Elijah.
(b) Jerry.
(c) Ben.
(d) Frank.
Short Answer Questions
1. What color robes does Scythe Curie wear?
2. In what city is the Mortality Memorial?
3. What language is spoken in Texas in the novel?
4. Into what day does Davey threaten to knock Slayd?
5. How old is Rowan as the novel begins?
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