Scythe Novel Part 2 (Chapters 6-17)

What are a group of Scythes called, why?

• Pack – they are compared to wolves, which are characterized as evil.
• Den – they live in dens when they are not gleaning.
• Elegy – because it is a poem of lament for the dead.
• Flock – the scythes resemble birds when wearing their robes.

What is the consequence for a person who runs away from a scythe?

• They will be found and gleaned anyway.
• There is no consequence for someone who tries to run away from a Scythe.
• They will earn immunity for a year because they earned it by getting away.
• They will be found and gleaned. Their family will also be gleaned.

What was Scythe Faraday’s purpose for allowing Citra to attend her aunt’s wedding?

• To make her realize that she is an outsider in her own family.
• He felt bad for her because she missed her family.
• She was determined to go and threatened to quit the apprenticeship if not allowed to.
• She had been working extremely hard and he wanted to reward her.

What does it reveal about Faraday when he changes his version of events about when the husband attacked him?

• A. He is compassionate because he was showing mercy by sparing the mother and children.
• B. He was unfair because he blamed Citra for fighting with him and plans on punishing her.
• C. He was emotionless, agreed with the law, and felt that the consequences were just.
• D. He was biased because he knew the family and didn’t want them to get hurt.

The woman kissed it again, and again, and again. What is the purpose of an author’s use of repetition?

• To allow the reader to make a prediction about what is to come.
• To help the reader visualize what is happening in the story.
• To emphasize something – emotions, effects, etc.
• There is no purpose other than to make the sentence flow.

When the scythes were entering the Capitol Building for the Vernal Conclave, how were they treated?

• They were booed and hissed at by the spectators because they glean people.
• There were protestors because they feel like the scythes were murderers.
• They were gawked at and idolized like celebrities.
• They were given presents from people hoping to gain immunity.

Why would Goddard lie about an anonymous accuser?

• He was trying to cast blame on Faraday because he is afraid of him.
• He was making it harder for a real accuser to seem credible.
• He accused himself because he is ashamed of his actions and wants to change.
• He didn’t lie about an anonymous accuser.

What is the difference between how the scythes interact with the Thunderhead and how everyone else can interact with it?

• There is no difference.
• The Thunderhead gives advice about gleanings to the scythes, but it can’t give that kind of advice to everyone else.
• The Thunderhead hates the scythes and has no interaction with them.
• It’s just a massive computer to the scythes, but to everyone else, it’s the world’s best listener.

How do Citra and Rowan feel about each other by the end of Chapter 15?

• Rowan is still attracted to Citra, but she doesn’t have those kinds of feelings for him.
• They love each other but refuse to admit it.
• They like each other as friends and have no romantic feelings toward each other.
• They have come to hate each other because of their differences.

According to the journal of H.S. Curie, what keeps her from gleaning herself?

• She is worried that her replacement wouldn’t be empathetic and fair.
• She is worried about “what will happen to her” after she dies.
• She is not allowed to glean herself.
• If she gleaned herself, she would look cowardly.