![]() |
Name: _________________________ | Period: ___________________ |
This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Gully do to Jiz at the end of Chapter Seven?
2. What word is tattooed on Foyle's face?
3. Who is Geoffrey Fourmyle?
4. What does Presteign rename the Presteign Princess upon christening?
5. What does Foyle look like when he looks at himself in the mirror in Chapter 2?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe Robin Wednesbury and her job, as introduced in Chapter 3.
2. What happens as Foyle attempts to leave the asteroid with the safe from the Nomad?
3. What kind of advice does Jisbella McQueen give Foyle when they discuss on the Whisper Line?
4. What does Jiz ask of Harley Baker, and why is he qualified to do what she asks?
5. How does Dagenham attempt to persuade Foyle to give up information about the Nomad, instead of torture?
6. What is so significant about Jaunte's first jaunte?
7. Describe the Gouffre Martel prison.
8. What is Foyle's response after Jiz removes his bandages on board the Saturn Weekender in Chapter 7, and what does Jiz tell him?
9. What happens to Foyle when he gets emotional or angry, and what does Jiz tell him to do about it?
10. What is the truth about Foyle and Jiz's escape from the Gouffre Martel?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Foyle finds himself in Gouffre Martel prison. His presence there is an allegory for a descent into one's self. Describe how the conditions of the prison mirror Foyle's state. Discuss how Jisbella's contacting him, and their subsequent escape, parallel what is happening to him internally.
Essay Topic 2
This particular novel was originally titled "Tiger! Tiger!" Discuss the appropriateness of that original title, and why perhaps the title was changed to the more poetic "The Stars My Destination." Discuss which title seems more fitting for the book, based on your overall impressions of the novel, and explain the source of the current title.
Essay Topic 3
One prevalent theme in The Stars My Destination is the concept of the impact of the internal on the external, and vice-versa. Consider two phenomena in the book--the appearances of the Burning Man and the use of the sympathetic block--and discuss how those two phenomena are evidences of the theme mentioned. Use incidences of these two phenomena to support your findings.
This section contains 757 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) |
![]() |