Scythe Part 1

The growth of civilization was complete. Everyone knew it. When it came to the human race, there was no more left to learn. Nothing about our own existence to decipher. Which meant that no one person was more important than any other. In fact, in the grand scheme of things, everyone was equally useless. That’s what he was saying, and it infuriated Citra, because on a certain level, she knew he was right.

The tone of this quote is best described as

• Resigned

• Frustrated

• Joyous

• Hurful

With nothing to really aspire to, life had become about maintenance. Eternal maintenance.

Could she possibly find greater purpose in the gleaning of human life? The answer was still a resolute “No!”

But if that was the case, then why did she find it so hard to sleep?

This quote is from

• H.S. Currie

• Scythe Faraday

• Rowan

• Citra

To live between the prospects of an unknown eternal sky and a dark, enveloping Earth must have been glorious—for how else could it have given rise to such magnificent expression? No one created anything of value anymore—but if, by gleaning, he could bring back a hint of what once was, it might be worth it.

In this quote the word 'enveloping' means

• to cover

• to fold

• to hold

• to hide

What does kissing a scythe's ring offer

• immunity for life

• one year of immunity

• instant death

• favour with the scythe

Black was an absence of light, and scythes were the opposite. Luminous and enlightened, they were acknowledged as the very best of humanity---which is why they were chosen for the job.

in this quote the word 'luminous' most likely means

• wise and understanding of life

• providing light

• high and mighty above others

• very strong

“And as I see it they are all innocents. Even the guilty. Everyone is guilty of something, and everyone still harbors a memory of childhood innocence, no matter how many layers of life wrap around it, Humanity is innocent; humanity is guilty, and both states are undeniably true.”

This quote is spoken from H.S. Currie. The line that best tells us about how they feel about people is

• Everyone is guilty of something

• everyone still harbors a memory of childhood innocence

• Humanity is innocent; humanity is guilty, and both states are undeniably true.

• as I see it they are all innocents

"Hope in the shadow of fear is the world’s most powerful motivator.” can be best compared to which metaphor?

• an ant carrying a huge weight

• a light in a dark room

• a stone crushing a snake

• a glacier breaking apart a rock

“Is that why you’re here?” Ben blurted “To glean one of us?” Scythe Faraday offered an unreadable smile. “I’m here for dinner.”

This line tells us what important feature about the scythe?

• he has a hungry in his tummy

• He has a sense of humour

• Ben's family makes good dinners

• He has bad intentions