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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who are outside their home playing in snow in the beginning of Chapter Twenty-Seven?

2. Pham Trilini sees that having focused people in the Qeng Ho could increase the power of what in Chapter Twenty-Two?

3. In Chapter Thirty-Two, the children have been free for about how long?

4. In Chapter Thirty-Four, Qiwi believes the humans will be revealing themselves to the Spiders within the next how many years?

5. In Chapter Twenty-Six, Ritsel thinks that the _____ that have performed on Qiwi over the years have become a highlight of entertainment for him.

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Pham contact Ezr in Chapter Twenty-Six? What is Ezr's reaction to Pham?

2. How is Sherkaner different than the majority of Spider society?

3. What does Victory Smith reveal about Pedure in Chapter Twenty-Five?

4. What empire does Pham hope to build in Chapter Twenty-Two? How?

5. How does Spider society respond to Sherkaner's family?

6. What does Thomas Nau learn about the kidnapping in Chapter Thirty? Who does Victory Smith lash out at?

7. How does Victory feel about exposing her children to the public debate in Chapter Twenty-Four?

8. What is the state of the kidnapped children in Chapters Thirty-One and Thirty-Two?

9. What are Pham's thoughts on the focusing process in Chapter Twenty-Two?

10. How does Unnerby feel about Sherkaner's children in Chapter Forty-Three?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the characters of Ezr Vinh and Qiwi Lisolet. How old are the characters? How do they know one another?

Essay Topic 2

Identify and analyze the conflicts between the Qeng Ho and the Emergents in Chapter Twenty. What information does Pham give up regarding Qeng Ho technology?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the character of Sherkaner Underhill in the narrative. What characteristics does Sherkaner exude?

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