Scythe

Gleaning is just another name for

• death

• murder

• harvesting

• afterlife

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Who regulates society in the book Scythe?

• the Scythedom

• no one

• artificial intelligence

• the Thunderhead

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Why is the work of scythes necessary?

• population control

• people were immortal

• the earth is still limited in the number of people it can hold

• people are immortal which still creates issues with population and sustainability

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Tyger splats because

• he wants the attention of his parents

• he is an adrenaline junkie

• he thinks it makes him cool

• he has nothing better to do

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Kohl, the football star, was gleaned because he represented a percentage of

• cocky, arrogant school bullies

• teenage drivers who drink

• football players who drive

• .303%

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Citra and Rowan were chosen to be apprentices to Scythe Faraday because

• they both showed courage and compassion

• they both disrespected a scythe

• they both would not be missed by their families

• they both had good family support for the position

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Scythe Faraday's patron historic was

• a scientist who worked with electromagnets and currents

• a musician and orchestra leader

• a scientist who worked with food synthesis

• a physicist, engineer, and professor

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Scythedom immunity

• is a special meeting place for Scythes

• is activated by kissing a scythe's ring

• is a disease only Scythes suffered from

• preserves life for a year

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Citra and Rowan agreed to be apprentices because

• their families did not care about their choice.

• their families thought it was a good idea.

• the safety of their families was a concern.

• in the end, their choices stemmed from family issues, good or bad.

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The Scythes are

• bound to only the Thunderhead's laws

• bound only to their ten commandments

• can only glean one another

• must glean each week in order to remain a Scythe

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