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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. Chapter 19 describes the rise of what activity?

2. The Sherbans don't care much for what?

3. How does Rachel feel about Suzannah, initially?

4. Who is Tafta?

5. Chapter 19 also describes the plight of what group of people on Shikasta?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the result of the arguments presented at the mock trial?

3. What does Johor say, in Chapter 19, about the poor of Shikasta?

4. How did the youth armies form on Shikasta?

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

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

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

8. Who is Suzannah?

9. How does the mock trial end?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Rilla was a friend of Johor's, who incarnates with him on Shikasta to help him accomplish his mission. How does she know Johor? How does he convince her to incarnate with him? What is her role in Shikasta's future? How is she different from George? What is her relationship with him after they incarnate? Be sure to cite specific examples from the book to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 2

SOWF, or Substance of We-Feeling, is a powerful force in life on Shikasta. What does this substance do? What effect does it have on the Natives, Giants and Canopeans? What happens to them when they are cut off from this substance? Why? Why do some Shikastans have a better ability to receive this substance than others? What can they do to improve their SOWF-receiving abilities? Be sure to cite specific examples from the book to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 3

Canopean reports mention the "Age of Ideology," a time when dangerous ideas, such as science and nationalism, gripped the elites and drew their attention away from religion and other worthy ideologies. Why is science considered to be so dangerous? What effect does it have on people? Why did it only affect the elites? Why are the primitive peoples considered to be more pure? How did nationalism create conflict? What would have stopped this process? Be sure to cite specific examples from the book to support your thesis.

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