VERNAL CONCLAVE
Where is the Vernal Conclave held?
Fulcrum City
Scythe Faraday is named after which scientist famous for electricity and the Faraday cage?
Michael Faraday
Who proposes the winner must glean the loser?
Scythe Rand
What is the title of Chapter 15?
The Space Between
Whose house is stormed by Goddard and his scythes?
An executive's mansion
What does Curie write about the quota in Ch 13?
5 million gleaned a year is not enough
What is the weather like on Conclave day?
Pouring rain
What does Citra do in her test that makes her fail?
She lies
Why does Rand say they can't both become scythes?
They help each other too much / double apprenticeship doesn't work
Scythe Rand is named after which author famous for Atlas Shrugged and the idea that selfishness is good?
Ayn Rand
Which of Goddard's scythes uses touch poison?
Volta
What can normal people do with the Thunderhead that scythes can't?
Ask it for advice / interact with it
How do the scythe robes look to Citra?
Like a rainbow of light, not darkness
What does Rowan do after he sees Citra fail?
He fails on purpose / throws his test
Who approves Rand's proposal?
High Blade Xenocrates
What does Faraday do the day after Conclave?
Leaves them alone / goes out by himself
Who does Volta kill to show how the poison works?
The pool boy
Scythe Goddard is named after which American scientist known as the father of modern rocketry?
Robert H. Goddard
What insult do junior scythes call Rowan?
Spat / Spatula
Who gives Citra and Rowan the test?
Scythe Curie
How much time do Citra and Rowan have until one must die?
8 months, until Winter Conclave
What does Citra do instead of talking to Rowan at first?
Goes for a long run / practices
What does Goddard offer the executive's family?
1 year of immunity
What does Goddard write that scythes should be above?
The law
Scythe Curie is named after which real scientist famous for radioactivity and winning 2 Nobel Prizes?
Marie Curie
What does Curie ask Rowan about?
Why he should be a scythe / the worst thing he has done
How does Faraday react to the decision?
He protests / says it's petty and unfair
Who kisses who?
Citra kisses Rowan
What is the catch of the immunity?
The executive must quit and become Goddard's pool boy
What does Curie write about rules for gleaning?
Rules stop scythes from fighting for power
What is the ritual where scythes recite the names of people they gleaned?
The Tolling of the Names
Why does Curie fail them both?
Lying / dishonesty
Who is named after an ancient Greek philosopher who was a student of Plato?
Xenocrates
What do they tell each other right after the kiss?
We're not in love, we got it out of our system
What does this chapter show about Goddard's idea of gleaning?
Gleaning should be fun, he enjoys killing
On the train home, who does Citra promise to be like if she becomes a scythe?
Faraday
What is the Tolling supposed to make scythes feel?
The weight / responsibility of each life
After they pass, how long are junior scythes watched and need approvals?
4 years
What does Faraday tell them on the train home?
The Conclave will make sure there is a winner, they can't escape it
What does the kiss show about Citra and Rowan?
They are still teenagers with normal feelings
Scythe Volta is named after which Italian scientist who invented the battery, and the volt is named after him?
Alessandro Volta
What do these chapters set up for Faraday later?
His self-gleaning / sacrifice to free them
Who stops the argument and keeps order at Conclave?
High Blade Xenocrates
What is Curie really testing for?
Honesty, not perfect answers
What does Citra suggest so neither has to glean the other?
Both fail on purpose
Why is the kiss forbidden / dangerous for them?
Scythes can't have feelings for each other, it makes the Decision harder
Whose journal opens Chapter 16?
H.S. Goddard
What is the big difference between Faraday and Goddard?
Faraday sees gleaning as a burden, Goddard sees it as fun / power