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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 happens to the person in question # 29?

2. What does Lilith tell the resister, Tino, about Akin?

3. What is the name of Tino's village?

4. How does the person from question #38 think about what Lilith tells her?

5. What kind of ability does Nikanj agree to give Joseph?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Lilith and Joseph try to hold hands and what do they know about it?

2. What does Lilith find out about her memory when she allows Nikanj to work on her?

3. Why does Lilith have to stay with an ooloi and what does Nikanj ask Lilith to let it do?

4. Why does Nikanj take Lilith back home in Chapter 3 and what does Nikanj refuse to do when it takes her back?

5. Where is Lilith Iyapo when she wakes up in Chapter 1 and what is different this time then other times she's awakened? What does Lilith know about her situation?

6. Who do Lilith and Akin meet in the forest and what is Lilith's reaction?

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

8. What does Lilith do before she wakes any humans and who does she decide to wake first?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Most protagonists are a mixture of admirable traits and character flaws, and Lilith is no exception. Discuss the following:

1. Trace and analyze situations when Lilith demonstrates her special abilities such as her superhuman strength or super memory. Give specific examples to illustrate your analysis.

2. Trace and analyze Lilith's character flaws offering specific examples of these flaws in your discussion.

3. Discuss how you think Lilith's admirable traits makes her popular and able to help with many problems of her friends. Have her flaws impacted her life? Do any of her friends notice these flaws? Who? How does the reader know this?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss one of the following:

1. Trace and analyze the theme of manipulation and power in Lilith's Brood. Consider the following questions as you write: What characters are most concerned with manipulation and power? Why? What are some symbols of manipulation and power? Symbols of powerlessness? What characters seem powerless?

2. Trace and analyze the theme of sacrifice in Lilith's Brood. Which characters are willing to sacrifice for the greater good? Why? Which characters seem self centered? Why? Why do you think Godfrey sacrifices himself?

3. Trace and analyze the theme of death. How does the world of Lilith's Brood seem to view death? Who tries to avoid killing? Who seems to kill for frivolous reasons? Who seems to enjoy killing? Who seems afraid of dying? Not afraid? Who meets death gracefully? In resignation? With joy? With fear?

Essay Topic 3

Many readers of fiction place themselves in the position of one character, wondering if they would do the same thing as that character. Discuss the following:

1. Do you think one of the values of literature is to serve as a reflection of oneself? Why or why not?

2. Socrates said "Know thyself." How can reading a book such as Lilith's Brood help a reader to know him/herself? Do you find yourself reflecting on your own character and abilities when reading Lilith's Brood? Why or why not?

3. Choose one specific incident in Lilith's Brood to discuss and compare Lilith's response to how you think you would respond.

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