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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. Who is the great leader who was overthrown before the city fell?

2. What does Nessus do to the woman when he flies into the force field?

3. What happens when Speaker attempts to cut the wire?

4. What is the burst of burning light that hits and wounds Speaker?

5. What has Teela gotten the stairs in the castle to do?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does the crew do after Speaker is hit and until darkness falls in Chapter 15?

3. What theories to Louis and Nessus have about the original Engineers of Ringworld?

4. Please describe Seeker.

5. What plan does Louis start creating in Chapter 21 and why?

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

7. What realization about the puppeteers and the man-kzin does Louis come to in Chapter 13?

8. What conclusion about Teela's luck does the crew come to in Chapter 18?

9. What does the crew learn about the Engineer woman in Chapter 21?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

We are introduced to the four crew members early in the story. Please explain how each of these crew members are challenged throughout the course of the novel and whether or not they show any growth as a result of the various challenges they face as individuals.

Essay Topic 3

Please explain the difference in mood versus tone. What is the mood and what is the tone in Ringworld and how was this information conveyed to you as the reader?

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