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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does the main character refuse to take with him as he flees for his life?
(a) Ensel.
(b) Lanik.
(c) Saranna.
(d) Dinte.

2. After the assassination attempt on the main character, where does the main character flee to?
(a) Allison.
(b) Nkumai.
(c) Mueller.
(d) Ku Kuei.

3. When Lanik is captured, he claims to be an ambassador. What land does he claim to be from?
(a) Mueller.
(b) Bird.
(c) Nkumai.
(d) Allison.

4. Who is the original settler of Nkumai?
(a) A rebel spy.
(b) A physicist.
(c) An urban planner.
(d) A doctor.

5. When Lanik is in his prison cell in Mueller, who comes to visit him?
(a) Ensel.
(b) Dinte.
(c) Mwabao.
(d) Saranna.

Short Answer Questions

1. After escaping the tree city, Lanik passes out. What does Lanik realize when he comes to?

2. Why is the person Lanik meets afraid, at first, to help him?

3. How do regenerative powers increase in the Family?

4. What land are the slavers from?

5. When Lanik comes to after collapsing in the desert, a young boy is near him. What is the young boy's name?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Lanik's body do with all of the energy he is eating?

2. Why do the captain and crew eventually beg Lanik for mercy?

3. Why is Lanik finally accepted into the old lady's house?

4. What does Lanik figure out while he is being held below deck on the slave ship?

5. Why does Lanik not sever his thumbs in order to escape the cruel bonds?

6. What makes Nkumai so frightening to Lanik?

7. After escaping the castle, what does Lanik learn about his double?

8. Describe Dinte's character.

9. Describe Mwabao Mawa.

10. There are only a few ambassadors in Nkumai. Why?

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