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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 teaches Lanik how to care for his basic needs in the trees?

2. What is the first town that Lanik comes to?

3. What nickname does Lanik use for his mother?

4. When Lanik is captured, he claims to be an ambassador. What land does he claim to be from?

5. As the main character prepares to leave his homeland, what does he notice being kept in pens?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. As Lanik languishes in his cell, he has a visitor. What is Lanik's visitor absolutely sure of?

3. How does Lanik escape from his prison high in the trees?

4. What makes Nkumai so frightening to Lanik?

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

6. When Lanik comes to after passing out in the desert, what does the group of men surrounding him ask?

7. What does the young boy in the desert teach Lanik?

8. The group of men in the desert "heals" Lanik. What is the result of the group's healing?

9. When Lanik stays in an inn, he realizes just how great the poverty is in this land. How does he realize the extent of the poverty?

10. What does the old soldier hope that Lanik will learn from the books the soldier has?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Throughout the story, there are several characters who attempt to kill Lanik.

a. Identify three characters who try to kill Lanik. Describe the situation and how Lanik escapes.

b. Compare and contrast the characters that try to kill Lanik, as well as these characters' motivations.

Essay Topic 2

The book is entitled, "A Planet Called Treason". Why did the author choose this title? How does the title foreshadow the story of Lanik's life?

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast Lanik and Ensel Mueller.

a. How are the two characters similar? How are they different?

b. Compare the role of relationships in each of their lives. How was each character affected by his relationships - both positively and negatively?

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