Quiz The Fallen and the Kiss of Dusk Carissa Broadbent

The Fallen and the Kiss of Dusk: Full-Book Quiz

Welcome to this comprehensive quiz on The Fallen and the Kiss of Dusk by Carissa Broadbent. These 20 questions span the entire book—from the prologue’s fateful choice to the epilogue’s long game—and cover plot sequence, character motivations, thematic symbols, and synthesis. An answer key with brief explanations follows. No spoilers beyond the book’s ending.

Plot and Sequence Questions (8)

  1. What does Asar steal from Ysria before escaping his cell?

    • A) A shard of the sun
    • B) A relic of Alarus
    • C) A key to the underworld
    • D) A Sentinel’s sword

  2. Where does Mische first awaken after she dies killing Atroxus?

    • A) In the underworld, helped by Vincent
    • B) In Morthryn, beside Asar
    • C) In the House of Shadow ballroom
    • D) In the deadlands maze

  3. Which artifact does Mische retrieve from the pool guarded by a ghostly shark during the Melume?

    • A) The Mask of Vathysia
    • B) The Eye of Alarus
    • C) The Heart of Alarus
    • D) The Axe of the Fallen

  4. After the attack on the House of Night, where is Mische taken by the Sentinel of Shiket?

    • A) The Citadel of the Destined Dawn in Vostis
    • B) Ysria, the land of the White Pantheon
    • C) The House of Blood’s safe house
    • D) The underworld palace Morthryn

  5. How does Asar open the gate to the deadlands after the Keeper is found dead?

    • A) He impales himself, sacrificing his body
    • B) He uses the mask’s power to command the dead
    • C) He performs a blood ritual with Atrius
    • D) He shatters the gate with divine light

  6. What does Mische find in the underworld temple after hearing the dead’s song?

    • A) A glowing bird’s skull that reshapes into a mask
    • B) The mortal heart of Asar
    • C) A reforged sword with a phoenix hilt
    • D) A field of red poppies

  7. During the final confrontation at Morthryn, how does Mische restore Asar’s memories?

    • A) She stabs him with the divine axe and then returns his heart
    • B) She places the mask on him and commands him to remember
    • C) She plays ghostly music on the piano and declares her love
    • D) She uses Acaeja’s threads to reweave his mind

  8. In the epilogue, who kneels before Nyaxia and feigns loyalty, planning to eventually strike against her?

    • A) Septimus
    • B) Queen Egrette
    • C) Gideon
    • D) Elias

Character Motivation Questions (5)

  1. Why does Asar choose the relic quest over severing the bond with Mische when Acaeja offers him a choice?

    • A) He believes only ascending to godhood can save her from the underworld collapse
    • B) He wants the power to conquer the House of Shadow
    • C) He fears Acaeja’s punishment if he refuses
    • D) He hopes to become the God of Death for personal glory

  2. What drives Mische to refuse taking Alarus’s divinity for herself in the underworld?

    • A) She believes her identity is simply “Mische,” not a ruler or a god
    • B) She wants to give the power to Asar so he can fix the underworld
    • C) She is too weak to wield the Heir Mark
    • D) She plans to use the power later to destroy the White Pantheon

  3. Why does Egrette order Asar’s assassination during the Descent?

    • A) Political necessity—she believes it secures her throne
    • B) Revenge for their father’s death
    • C) She suspects Asar is working with Nyaxia
    • D) She is under Shiket’s compulsion

  4. What is the main reason Mische compels Raihn to leave during the Melume chaos?

    • A) She wants to protect him from the dangers of the relic quest
    • B) She is angry that he appeared without warning
    • C) She believes he will hinder her mission
    • D) She plans to betray him later

  5. Why does Seth (the God of Death) initially fail to raise the dead for Nyaxia and instead go to Morthryn?

    • A) The dead respond to a challenger (Mische) who holds Alarus’s power
    • B) Nyaxia’s command was incomplete
    • C) The underworld rejects Nyaxia’s authority
    • D) The mask and eye refuse to obey

Theme and Symbol Questions (4)

  1. The red poppies in the underworld symbolise:

    • A) The possibility of renewal and solace amidst decay
    • B) The blood spilled in the war between gods
    • C) Mische’s violent past as a priestess
    • D) Asar’s fading memories

  2. The prologue’s “carve out your heart for it” echoes later in the novel when:

    • A) Asar literally carves out his own heart to trade with Nyaxia
    • B) Mische carves Alarus’s heart out of the boy’s chest
    • C) Egrette carves out Elias’s heart as a sacrifice
    • D) Gideon carves glyphs into Asar’s mind

  3. What does the firefinch seen by Mische just before her fall into the sea represent?

    • A) The small hope that persists even after loss
    • B) The impending war with the White Pantheon
    • C) Mische’s forgotten childhood faith
    • D) The destruction of the underworld

  4. Asar’s repeated dream of Mische dying at Shiket’s hand primarily reflects:

    • A) His fear that his pursuit of power will lead to her death
    • B) A prophetic vision of the final battle
    • C) His guilt over not saving her the first time
    • D) The mask’s manipulation of his mind

Synthesis Questions (3)

  1. Compare the choices of Asar and Mische at the end of the story. What common belief do they both overcome?

    • A) That they must be sacrifices for the greater good
    • B) That love is a weakness to be avoided
    • C) That the gods are always right
    • D) That they are unworthy of ruling

  2. How does the retrieval of Alarus’s relics (mask, eye, heart) change the relationship between divinity and mortality for the main characters?

    • A) It shows that divinity can be shared and redefined through love and sacrifice
    • B) It proves that mortals can never truly become gods
    • C) It confirms that relics corrupt all who touch them
    • D) It forces them to abandon the mortal world

  3. The Author’s Note says the story is about two people who always believed they needed to be sacrifices learning to want life. Which scene best illustrates this shift for Mische?

    • A) She accepts the soul‑binding wedding ritual in the poppy field
    • B) She kills Atroxus in the Kejari
    • C) She forces Raihn to leave during the Melume
    • D) She releases wraiths from the Dusk Window

Answer Key

  1. A – Asar steals a shard of the sun while in Ysria; he later uses it to kill a Sentinel and escape.
  2. A – Mische awakens in the underworld where the dead vampire king Vincent helps her rise after her death.
  3. A – During the Melume, Mische retrieves the Mask of Vathysia (the God of Death’s crown) from the ghostly shark‑guarded pool.
  4. A – The Sentinel of Shiket takes Mische to the Citadel of the Destined Dawn in Vostis, where she is put on trial before the human crowd.
  5. A – When the Keeper is found dead, Asar impales himself to open the gate, warning the others not to revive him.
  6. A – In the temple, Mische finds a glowing bird’s skull that reshapes into a mask fitting her face, strengthening her heart.
  7. C – Asar pins Mische against the piano in Morthryn; ghostly music played by the ward restores his memories, and Mische’s declaration of love makes him hesitate.
  8. A – Septimus kneels before Nyaxia feigning loyalty, having spent ten years making himself indispensable so he can eventually strike against her with a goddess‑forged sword.
  9. A – Asar tells Acaeja that only ascending to godhood by retrieving the relics can save Mische from the collapsing underworld; it’s a direct choice to tighten the bond.
  10. A – In the underworld, when Vincent suggests she take Alarus’s divinity, she refuses, declaring she is simply “Mische” and does not want to become a god.
  11. A – Egrette admits she ordered Asar’s assassination during the Descent as political necessity to secure her claim to the Shadowborn throne.
  12. A – Mische compels Raihn to leave the Melume because she wants to keep him safe from the relic quest and the dangers of the Shadowborn court.
  13. A – When Nyaxia commands him to raise the dead, the dead instead respond to Mische, who holds a shard of Alarus’s heart and has become a challenger at Morthryn.
  14. A – The red poppies in the underworld, revived by Asar and later seen by Mische, symbolise renewal, solace, and the possibility of a merciful afterlife.
  15. A – The prologue’s warning “carve out your heart for it” is literally fulfilled when Asar cuts out his own heart to trade with Nyaxia for Alarus’s heart.
  16. A – The firefinch Mische watches ascend from the forest just before she falls represents a small, resilient hope that persists after devastation.
  17. A – Asar’s recurring dream of Mische’s death at Shiket’s hand reflects his deep fear that his pursuit of power and the relic quest will ultimately cause her destruction.
  18. A – Throughout the book, both Asar and Mische believe they must be sacrificial pawns; by the end they learn to actively choose life, fighting for themselves and each other.
  19. A – Mische takes half of Alarus’s heart and shares divinity with Asar; the story shows that divinity can be redefined through sacrificial love rather than absolute power.
  20. A – Mische accepting the soul‑binding wedding ritual in the poppy field demonstrates her shift from seeing herself as a sacrifice to actively choosing to build a future with Asar.

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