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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. What does Kynes do with his drink at the party?

2. To what kind of animal does the Fremen talk?

3. Of whom does Paul remind Halleck?

4. What does Paul tell himself he is not?

5. What does Yueh implant into Leto's mouth?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jessica see on the landscape?

2. How does the Baron escape the poisonous gas?

3. Describe Duke Leto.

4. What is the only way to kill worms?

5. What do the Fremen say has happened to Halleck at the beginning of book 2?

6. What atrocities can Jessica sense while speaking to Yueh?

7. Summarize the fourth section.

8. What does Jessica notice about Paul's face at the end of book 1?

9. What message does Jessica receive during the dinner party?

10. How does Jessica and Yueh deal with Idaho's drunkenness?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Using examples to support your argument discuss the following statement. Herbert's depiction of the female characters is clichéd and one dimensional.

Essay Topic 2

Dune is accused of not representing a woman's role in a positive light. How do they think woman's role in society has changed since the sixties? Is the change good or bad? What do the students think brought about the change? Were there positive elements to a woman's role in 1960s America?

Essay Topic 3

Dune is part of the science fiction genre.

1) What are the conventions of the science fiction genre in terms of character, language and plot?

2) In what way does Dune break new ground in the science fiction genre?

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