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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. To what is the teacher in Chapter 17 contributing, according to Johor?
(a) Spreading the word of God.
(b) Scientific progression.
(c) An overthrow of Christian dominion.
(d) Progressive thinking in the next generation.

2. What happens to Lynda after her lover's death?
(a) She stops eating.
(b) She commits suicide.
(c) She kills someone.
(d) She goes into a psychotic depression.

3. What is George's role in Chapter 33?
(a) He is the Prosecutor.
(b) He is the defense attorney.
(c) He is the judge.
(d) He is the court scribe.

4. Which sibling is fairly normal, but sometimes gets deeply depressed over things like corruption in the world?
(a) Rachel.
(b) Benjamin.
(c) None of them.
(d) George.

5. Why is Rachel unable to understand some conversations between George and his teachers?
(a) They often spoke in a foreign language.
(b) They used technical jargon.
(c) She has too little SOWF.
(d) She was not as well-educated as he.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does George Herbert's attitude towards Lynda's claims change over time?

2. Chapter 22 describes the rise of what, as a result of the economic and social problems on Shikasta?

3. Who is the author of the report that comprises Chapter 31?

4. Who does Johor search for when he reincarnates?

5. What do Rachel and Benjamin have to do, in Chapter 25, that George doesn't?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does George tell Rachel when she has difficulty handling the news of Naseem and Shireen's deaths?

2. Why does Rachel make the decision to follow George in Chapter 30?

3. What does Johor do, in Chapter 20, while on his way to incarnation?

4. How are George, Benjamin and Rachel described in Chapter 21?

5. Why does the mock trial occur in Chapter 33?

6. What does the top-secret letter relayed in Chapter 26 say about George, Benjamin and John Brent-Oxford?

7. What does Chen Liu report about George in Chapter 32?

8. How does the mock trial end?

9. How does Rachel feel after meeting the Muslim family she describes in Chapter 24?

10. Who is Suzannah?

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