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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Lilith feel about Kahguyaht's plan?
(a) She does not want it but finally agrees.
(b) She absolutely refuses to participate.
(c) She is enthusiastic.
(d) She thinks it is immoral.

2. How old is Akin when he begins talking in complete sentences?
(a) Fourteen days.
(b) A year.
(c) Two months.
(d) Six months.

3. What does Nikanj tell Lilith Kahguyaht wants to do to her?
(a) Help her grow sensory arms.
(b) Change her memory.
(c) Impregnate her.
(d) Take her to the home planet.

4. What does Lilith realize about her physical strength?
(a) She doesn't notice any difference in her strength.
(b) She has lost a lot of her strength.
(c) She has been given tremendous strength.
(d) She thinks she is stronger than the Oankali.

5. How does Akin's body develop?
(a) Slower than humans.
(b) Slower than Oankali.
(c) Just as any child.
(d) Faster than humans.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens when Lilith refuses to stay with the first human she meets on the Oankali ship?

2. Why do Lilith and Akin go into the forest in Chapter 4?

3. Who is Lilith Iyapo?

4. Why does Joseph come to Lilith's room?

5. Where are many of the humans on the Oankali ship?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Tino and Akin when they are out alone?

2. What does Jdahya tell Lilith about her group and earth and the Oankali and earth?

3. What does Nikanj say about Lilith's worries?

4. What does Lilith do when several men try to rape a woman?

5. In the Training Floor where are the humans put, why and what are they talking about?

6. What does Jdahya tell Lilith about the sexes of the Oankali?

7. In Chapter 4, where do Lilith and Joseph go and why are the others following them?

8. What is different about Akin's intelligence and his body from humans?

9. Who attacks Lilith's camp, what does he do, who finds Lilith and what happens to Joseph?

10. Who is the first human Lilith is allowed to meet, how does the meeting go and what is the result of the meeting? What does Lilith tell the Oankali about the human?

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