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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. When de Soya wakes from resurrection in Pacem, he is being cared for by ___________.

2. Who is shot and falls dead into water?

3. To whose perspective does Chapter 55 shift?

4. What causes Raul to dive onto Aenea and into the water?

5. What does de Soya use that upsets the world of Mare Infinitius?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is learned when de Soya wakes early from his resurrection in Chapter 53?

2. What happens when de Soya tours the Vatican?

3. What happens when de Soya wakes to find orders from the Pope that they have been rerouted to God's Grove?

4. What occurs when the perspective of the novel changes to Nemes's in Chapter 55?

5. What does Father Glaucus explain to Aenea and her party about the Chitchatuk?

6. Discuss the trap Nemes sets for Aenea.

7. What plan does de Soya reveal in Chapter 37?

8. What happens when Aenea transports through the portal into the Sol Draconi System?

9. What does Captain de Soya do while on Mare Infinitus?

10. What occurs when Raul is pulled by the forceful current under the ice wall that blocks the path of him and his crew?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Decide whom you believe to be the protagonist and the antagonist in the story. Explain why you chose these characters. What classifies these characters as being a protagonist and an antagonist? What are the results of having a protagonist and antagonist in the story?

Essay Topic 2

Heroism is shown when Raul is hired to protect Aenea. Discuss the idea of heroism and the way it is used in the novel

Essay Topic 3

Discuss and describe the relationship between the Church and the Core and the role it plays in the story.

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