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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 would domination of others do to the kzin people?

2. While searching for Teela, what happens to Speaker and Louis' bikes?

3. What has Louis named the police station?

4. What had caused the collapse of the Ringworld society?

5. What are the people who built the city and flying castle called?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Teela and Speaker realize about the puppeteers interference with their species and breeding in Chapter 13?

2. What plan does Louis present to Speaker in the starter of Chapter 14?

3. What happens to the crew when they discover the eye in the sky in Chapter 17?

4. How is Speaker injured in Chapter 14?

5. How does the crew escape the force field in Chapter 20?

6. What happens in Chapter 22 when the crew tried to collect some of the square wire?

7. What information does the map room show the crew?

8. What does the crew find inside the floating castle?

9. What state are Louis and Speaker in when they are finally released from the force field?

10. What agreement do Louis and Speaker come to in Chapter 24 about their knowledge of the puppeteers' manipulation?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The tasp is used on more than one character in this story. Please explain what the tasp is and what it does. What is the tasp's affect on Prill and why was it used on her? Do you think that the use of the tasp was appropriate? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Please explain the role that puppeteers had, whether indirect or direct, in both the lives of both Speaker and Teela. What happens to the crew when Speaker and Teela realize how the puppeteers have been involved in their lives?

Essay Topic 3

Throughout the story, we see various individuals fighting for leadership on the mission to Ringworld. What do you think truly makes a person a leader? Who do they believe was the true leader on the mission to Ringworld and why?

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