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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 are the Shammat?

2. How do the Canopeans view the 20th century?

3. What does Shikasta mean?

4. What other friend does Johor find in Chapter 12?

5. Chapter 2 is a guide, written for whom?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the ceremony that Canopean emissaries brought to Ireland?

2. What information is given in Chapter 6 about the Shammat transmitter on Shikasta?

3. What is Johor's mission, when he incarnates on Shikasta in Chapter 6?

4. What is the main Canopean ideology?

5. How would John Brent-Oxford have defended individual two, and what would the result of the trial have been?

6. Who is Johor, and what is his job?

7. Who is Taufiq?

8. How did individual eight's life end?

9. What does Johor notice about the Natives upon his return to Shikasta after 30,000 years?

10. What is reported in Chapter 9 regarding the Natives, Dwarves and Elves?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

George's girlfriend is Suzannah, but he has an emotional affair with a woman named Sharma. What are the major differences between Sharma and Suzannah? Why does George choose to be with Suzannah? Why can't he be with Sharma? How does each woman help him to accomplish his mission when he is incarnated on Shikasta? Why? Be sure to cite specific examples from the book to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 2

The special individuals who were supposed to be helped by Taufiq had very different lives as a result of his inability to help them. What did they have in common? What was at the root of their issues? How did they relate to the socioeconomic situation on Shikasta? What role were they supposed to play in the final days of Shikasta, before the apocalypse? Why? How were their lives different as a result of the help they didn't receive? Be sure to cite specific examples from the book to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 3

Johor is the central character in the book. Who is he? What is his job? What is special about him? Why does he incarnate on Shikasta? What is he supposed to achieve while he is there? Does he achieve his goals? Why or why not? Be sure to cite specific examples from the book to support your thesis.

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