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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 can't Hope zero out the military budget?

2. What does Hope fear will happen in this false war?

3. What is the purpose of the preface?

4. Where do Spirit and Hope go to meet Mikhail Khukov?

5. What does this novel aim to shed more light on?

Short Essay Questions

1. What claims are made in the Preface?

2. In what ways are Hope's future solar system and our own Earth similar?

3. Describe how the Navy affected Hope's rise to power.

4. Describe the women in Hope's life.

5. Describe Hopie's feelings about education. How does Hope react to her opinion?

6. Explain why Hopie is unhappy. How does she come to understand the situation?

7. What does Mondy suggest to Hope about the Ganymede situation?

8. Describe Hope as a man and as a leader as he appears in Chapter 3.

9. What changes in government mark the beginning of Hope's Tyrancy?

10. Describe the act put on by Hope and Admiral Khukov in Chapter 5.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Briefly describe Hope's relationships with Megan, Amber, Shelia, Ebony, and Hopie.

Essay Topic 2

What point of view is used in this novel? Is the narrator reliable or unreliable? Why does the author most likely choose this method? What does this style accomplish for the story?

Essay Topic 3

Explain the theory of mutually assured destruction. Why was this theory so big during the Cuban Missile Crisis and the Cold War? How did Saturn and Jupiter face this threat in this story?

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