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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 25 - 28.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What devastating news does Rachel receive in Chapter 28?
(a) Naseem and Shireen are dead.
(b) Her fiance was killed.
(c) She is unable to have children.
(d) Her mother has cancer.

2. How do the lives of the Shikastans upon Johor's return compare with the last time he was there?
(a) They are shorter, but more comfortable.
(b) They are longer, but full of disease and pain.
(c) They are shorter, and full of disease and pain.
(d) They are longer, and more comfortable.

3. Who is Tafta?
(a) A Canopean emissary.
(b) The Shammat Lord of Shikasta.
(c) Benjamin's roommate in college.
(d) One of George's teachers.

4. How does Rachel feel about Suzannah, initially?
(a) She admires her ease in social situations.
(b) She admires her intelligence and work ethic.
(c) She hates her because she is beautiful, but stupid.
(d) She feels that there is something sinister about her, and doesn't trust her.

5. What doctrine is the teacher in Chapter 17 professing to his students?
(a) Creationism.
(b) Intelligent Design.
(c) He refuses to teach any of these.
(d) Evolution.

Short Answer Questions

1. Johor returns to Shikasta how many years after his first visit?

2. What creates the most anxiety in humans, according to Chapter 14?

3. In Chapter 9, Taufiq reports the end of what?

4. What is the condition of the Shikastan cities in Chapter 9?

5. Who is George Herbert?

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