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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. Why does Jessica hope that Paul does not use Voice?

2. How long does a worm's victim last at the most when a worm begins its hunt?

3. What color eyes does the pigeon have?

4. What kind of guns do the Sardauker troops carry?

5. Who takes Leto's place as host of the party?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the message that Lady Fenring leaves for Jessica?

2. Summarize the final section of book 1.

3. Why is Leto depressed?

4. Summarize the fourth section.

5. Describe how Paul and Jessica manage to escape.

6. How do the Fremen soldiers fare in their battle against the Sardaukar's?

7. Describe Duke Leto.

8. What does Paul think about while he pretends to be asleep?

9. How can one escape a worm?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose one of the characters from the novel.

1) What is the character's background.

2) What is the character's motivation and goals?

3) What do you think the character adds to the story? How would the story change if the character was taken away?

Essay Topic 2

Frank Herbert is a American writer responsible for one of the greatest science fiction series of the 20th century. Examine Herbert's life. What kind of upbringing did he have? What kind of education? What were the major themes of his work? Why do you think Herbert's novels were so relevant in the mid-twentieth century and continue to be relevant today?

Essay Topic 3

Pick two different settings in the novel and discuss how different characters act in different settings and the reasons why. For example, what is it about Arrakis that gives Paul confidence while the same setting fills the emperor with dread?

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