Strata Test | Final Test - Hard

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Strata Test | Final Test - Hard

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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. The flying statue that takes Kin out of the place she hides in has the form of which of the following?

2. What special property does the flying carpet have?

3. In what type of a building are Marco and Silver imprisoned?

4. For what does the man whom the characters meet in the desert want to trade?

5. How does the winged demon communicate with Kin?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Kin refuse to believe that the Company could have created the flat planet?

2. What does the group discover at the ship's crash-site?

3. How do Kin's feelings about the Company begin to change soon after the dumbwaiter is destroyed?

4. What is unusual about the first island that Kin and the others come to after leaving the sailors' homeland? What danger does the group face there?

5. Whom do Kin and the others meet in the desert? What is the result of this meeting?

6. How is Kin rescued, and what do the characters think about the manner or her rescue?

7. Why is Kin arrested?

8. What is Marco's plan, and what do Kin and Silver think about it?

9. Describe the creature put into the cell next to Kin. What does the group eventually learn and speculate about it?

10. How are the explorers greeted when they reach the sailors' homeland?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Throughout the novel, characters are seen to exhibit varying levels of responsibility, especially Kin and Marco. Sometimes they act as the voice of reason or as a protector, other times they do things rashly, or need protection themselves.

Part 1) Which characters are shown taking significant responsibility? Why and how do they do so?

Part 2) At what times do Kin and Marco demonstrate a lack of responsibility. What situations or feelings cause them to suspend their mature decision-making?

Part 3) How do Kin and Marco learn from one another, and how do they support each other? By the end of the novel, have they become more or less responsible?

Essay Topic 2

The raven is a large unknown in the novel. Its nature is never fully explained. It is certainly not a normal raven, since it can burn through a metal cage, appear to be intelligent, and can keep up with Kin and the others as they fly across the flat planet. It could easily have been built by the creators of the flat planet, since it is not obviously more advanced than other robotic constructions that the explorers discover on the planet. However, it was given as a "gift" to Jago on the distant Kung, making its origins mysterious.

Part 1) What is known about the raven? How does it join the group, and what are its apparent motives? What are its known or probable capabilities?

Part 2) Explore the mission of the raven. At the end of the novel, was that mission a failure or a success?

Part 3) Speculate as to what group created the raven, and why.

Part 4) How is the raven connected to Kin and the others, and what will its creators do with it now?

Essay Topic 3

Forgiveness plays a role in the story alongside vengeance. However, with the culture clash between the locals and the explorers, and the brutal nature of the planet, it is difficult for forgiveness to overcome vengeance.

Part 1) Explain some examples of forgiveness being extended in the story. How does this act affect the progression of the story, and what would be the consequences had it not been given?

Part 2) Describe some examples where an act of forgiveness would have benefited the characters. Why was this course of action not taken? How would the story be different if it had been taken?

Part 3) Explain some situations in which the desire for revenge won out over forgiveness. Why did this occur? What could have happened differently to cause these various characters to forgive?

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