Week One
Who did the scythe introduce himself as?
Scythe Faraday (Shusterman 8)
What was the new proposal for Rowan and Citra’s apprenticeship?
The winner must glean the loser (Shusterman 154)
Who was Citra’s new Scythe?
Scythe Curie (Shusterman 174)
How long do members of an apprentice’s household receive immunity for?
One year (Shusterman 50)
Who becomes the scythe in the end?
Citra (Shusterman 427)
Who did Faraday choose to grant immunity to?
Jenny (Citra’s mother) (Shusterman 12)
Who came to visit Rowan in the hospital several times a day?
Scythe Volta (Alessandro) (Shusterman 215)
Who was Rowan’s new Scythe?
Scythe Goddard (Shusterman 174)
What is the first scythe commandment?
Thou shalt kill. (Shusterman 67).
How did Rowan get rid of Scythe Goddard?
Rowan pretended that Scythe Goddard gleaned himself, but in reality, Rowan killed him (Shusterman 396).
What did Citra get an invitation to?
The Grand Civic Opera (Shusterman 31)
Who was the little girl that Scythe Goddard said was so important?
Esme, the little girl who Scythe Goddard granted immunity to at the food court (Shusterman 208)
How did Citra and Scythe Faraday meet?
Scythe Faraday was gleaning her neighbors, but he wanted to have a meal at her house first (Shusterman 13).
What was the collective word for a group of scythes?
An elegy. (Shusterman 71)
What actually happened to Scythe Faraday?
Scythe Faraday pretended to glean himself, but he actually went into hiding after not wanting to be a scythe anymore (Shusterman 370).
How did Scythe Faraday bend his rule once?
He allowed Citra to attend her aunt’s wedding. (Shusterman 83)
What did Scythe Goddard and the other scythes do to Rowan in his training?
They turned off his nanites and beat him so he could experience what his ancestors once did (Shusterman 214)
Why did Scythe Curie hide the fact that Scythe Faraday was in hiding?
Because she used to be in love with him and wanted to do him a favor (Shusterman 346).
What is the Touch of Quietude?
It was a small pill for scythes that a salesperson claimed if taken with water, within seconds the scythe’s fingers would secrete a transdermal poison, making it easy to painlessly glean anyone. (Shusterman 141)
How did Rowan get rid of Scythe Goddard?
Rowan pretended that Scythe Goddard gleaned himself, but in reality, Rowan killed him (Shusterman 396).
What made Rowan realize Citra might not hate him as much as he thought she did?
She said she would miss him if he got disqualified. (Shusterman 122-23)
What did Citra say to Scythe Curie that caused her to have to lay on the pavement and be punished?
Citra questioned the way that Scythe Curie accomplished her task (Shusterman 185-186)
Why did Scythe Goddard have so much control over Xenocrates?
Because she used to be in love with him and wanted to do him a favor (Shusterman 346).
How many times do scythes meet at a conclave?
Three times a year (Shusterman 41)
In the end, how does Citra avoid gleaning Rowan?
When Citra punched him, he kissed her ring which grants immunity from gleaning for a year (Shusterman 430)