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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. Toshio's team is prospecting for ___________________.

2. What does Toshio count when he realizes the bomb is about to go off?

3. Who gets the crushed robot to work?

4. What kind of creature is Boult?

5. What does Dennie do when Sah'ot makes advances on her?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Gillian get angry with Jim?

2. What is Metz trying to hide from the Captain?

3. What does Moki do when he is ordered to end Jon's hunt for Akki?

4. Why does Krat kill a librarian?

5. How does Gillian learn about the truth onboard the ship?

6. What did the Galactics do when they sensed a false mayday call?

7. What does Toshio fantasize about while working with the robot? Why?

8. What does Krat want to do after the battle setback at the beginning of the book?

9. What does Creideiki do to comfort himself when he awakes, and what happens?

10. How does Hikahi calm others during the first psi-attack?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Jon and Jim are two characters who exhibited some extreme anger. How did they react to this anger, and how were their lives affected by this extreme anger?

Essay Topic 2

Courage and fear are two very important themes that overlap in this book many times. What are some examples of these themes, and how do these examples affect the progression of the plot?

Essay Topic 3

How did the science fiction material included in this book shape the plot and affect the characters?

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