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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. Which of the following terms do Tonists use to describe their religious icon?
(a) Tuner.
(b) Bident.
(c) Pitch-pipe.
(d) Trident.

2. On what day is the scythes’ conclave slated to start?
(a) First Monday of the new year.
(b) First Tuesday of the new year.
(c) First Wednesday of the new year.
(d) First Thursday of the new year.

3. Of what stone is the EuroScandia Seat of Consideration made?
(a) Onyx.
(b) Marble.
(c) Granite.
(d) Sandstone.

4. Who is the last Grandslayer to arrive at the inquest?
(a) Xenocrates.
(b) MacKillop.
(c) Nzinga.
(d) Kahlo.

5. What weapon does Purity brandish as she pursues Slayd into the theater?
(a) Shotgun.
(b) Musket.
(c) Pistol.
(d) Rifle.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much of a human body, per the novel, is in the head?

2. With what drink does Tyger present Rowan when the latter wakes in San Antonio?

3. With what warning does the Librarian of Congress leave Faraday and Munira?

4. What is the former name of Fulcrum City?

5. How much of a person’s body do the Grandslayers rule must remain intact for that person to remain a scythe?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is present in the room to which Greyson is led when he arrives at the Tonist monastery?

2. What is the backup plan for the distraction at the assault on Scythes Curie and Anastasia at the theater? Why is it the backup plan (264-65)?

3. How does the Thunderhead treat former world capitals, and why?

4. What problems attend Scythe Anastasia seeking to meet with Rowan after the attack on her at the theater?

5. What reasons does Anastasia consider for assisting Greyson in evading Constantine?

6. What reasons does the Thunderhead give for disliking having its “backbrain” searched?

7. What distinction is noted between previous conclaves’ security and that of the conclave of January 7, Year of the Raptor?

8. Briefly detail the symbolism of Scythe Anastasia’s inquest being scheduled for hearing on April 1.

9. Consider briefly the symbolism of the name Scythe Faraday assumes in the District of Columbia.

10. What requirements does the Thunderhead express for a new Grandslayer to be installed?

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