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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 do supplicants always track into the Sacred Chamber?

2. What will Hayt do to Alia?

3. What color is Alia's robe?

4. What level does Alia get to on the sword training machine?

5. What color are Paul's eyes?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Scytale do to Farok and his son? Why?

2. What relationship does Edric, the Guild Steersman, have with the spice?

3. What does Paul notice about his sister?

4. What makes Paul angry when Chani is getting the coffee ready?

5. Who or what does Alia sense is near to her?

6. What does Alia say about the Qizarate?

7. Describe the meeting between Irulan and Reverend Mother Mohiam.

8. What is the 'key reminder' of the Bene Gesserit creed?

9. How did Farok's son lose his eyes? Why does he refuse replacements?

10. How does Paul react to Hayt?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay describing the symbolism in Dune Messiah. Be sure to:

1) Choose a symbol and write a complete description of what you feel this symbol represents.

2) How the symbol is dealt with in the novel.

3) Why the symbol should be important to readers.

Essay Topic 2

Write a essay that serves as a fictional history of the reign of Emperor Paul Muad'dib. Ensure that:

1) The essay is written as though it is relating 'real history.'

2) The essay either praises or condemns the rule of Paul Atreides.

3) The essay uses only 'canon' information from the Frank Herbert Dune series of books.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay that objectively describes the Fremen civilization in a serious, academic style. Properly cited and sourced research from the Internet is encouraged.

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