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

2. Who is Raymond Watts?

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

4. How is John Brent-Oxford killed?

5. Chapter 19 describes the rise of what activity?

Short Essay Questions

1. What roles do George and John Brent-Oxford play in the mock trial?

2. Which two families does Johor consider for his reincarnation, and which does he ultimately pick?

3. What are the effects of short lifespans, as explained in Chapter 14?

4. How does the mock trial end?

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

6. What happens to Rachel as a result of her plot in Chapter 31?

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

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

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

10. How did the youth armies form on Shikasta?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Sirians perform plant and animal experimentation on Shikasta, and share the planet with the Canopeans. What is their purpose there? What are they researching? What are their relationships with other races like, and why? Why do they eventually withdraw from Canopus? What are the long-term effects of their activities there, and why? Be sure to cite specific examples from the book to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 2

Ben is a friend of Johor's who reincarnates with him to help Johor accomplish his mission on Shikasta. How does Ben know Johor? What is his role in helping Johor to accomplish his mission? What was their relationship once they arrived on Shikasta? How was Benjamin different from Johor? What role was he supposed to play in Shikasta's future, and why? Be sure to cite specific examples from the book to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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