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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 does Krat think when she sees an odd ship moving away from the battle?

2. Who sabotaged Jim's getaway?

3. What does Beie do as he is dying?

4. Who is in the lead of the fleets attacking Jim?

5. Who sees the end of the battle between Akki and Jon?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Creideiki ask of the Karrank%?

2. Why does Gillian not weep after hearing the message from Tom?

3. How does Keepiru feel after the death of Jon?

4. When does Gillian order an emergency take-off?

5. What do the Gubru report finding on the volcanic planet?

6. How does Keepiru threaten Jon's posterity?

7. What does Niss teach Gillian about legends?

8. How does Tom broadcast to the Streaker?

9. Why does Krat not attack the humans left on Kithrup?

10. What is in Tom's message?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is Uplift, and what role does it play in this plot?

Essay Topic 2

How did Gillian and Tom's relationship change over the course of this book, and what were the major causes of these changes?

Essay Topic 3

Violence is something that is resorted to a number of times in this book, and yet some characters feel justified in their violent actions. Who are some of these characters, and how does their feeling about violence affect their place in the plot and the characters who are in contact with them?

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