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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 was Thorby's mentor?

2. What kind of clothes are left for Thorby?

3. What happened to Thorby once he was on board?

4. Anthropology is the study of_________________.

5. Where did Thorby go to hide from the patrolmen?

Short Essay Questions

1. Under hypnosis, what does Baslim learn about Thorby?

2. In the ship's school what is the subject Thorby excelled at?

3. What makes Losian a safe planet?

4. Describe what Thorby bought sightseeing on Lorsian.

5. How was Thorby smuggled to the shipyards?

6. What is Dr.Mader's opinion of The People's freedom?

7. Describe what Mother Sharum saw the night she helped smuggle Thorby to the shipyard.

8. Who bought lot ninety-seven, and how?

9. How does the beggar get the boy home to his hole?

10. In his new family what must Thorby learn to address them correctly?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Part 1) Describe the roles of the men versus the roles of the women in the Free Trader culture.

Part 2) Is there any indication who is the true ruler of the house--men or women--in the Free Trader culture? Is it possible that neither is necessarily the end authority?

Essay Topic 2

Choose one of the following to write about.

Part 1) The Free Traders have a culture that is unique to themselves. Compare the culture found among the Free Traders to that of a real culture, present or past.

Part 2) Write a short story on the way that slavery began that fits into the story line of CITIZEN OF THE GALAXY.

Essay Topic 3

Part 1) Describe the role that trade and commerce played in the story.

Part 2) In what ways does the trade and commerce in the story differ from modern day? In what ways is it the same?

Part 3) What can the reader glean from the trade and commerce as it is described in the book?

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