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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. Buckman believes that money and power are to serve the purpose of what?

2. Who lets one of the small Motie creatures escape onto the MacArthur?

3. How long after the pod is brought aboard does it take until a mission is approved to The Mote?

4. What is the name given, by the humans, to the approaching Motie ship?

5. When Whitbred is dressed down into a tight skin suit, what do the Moties do?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Hardy point out about the different viewpoints on the ship?

2. What do the mummies from the asteroid display?

3. How does Rod suppress his feelings of fear in approaching the alien vessel?

4. The MacArthur's departure and approach to the new jump point highlight what conflict?

5. How does the third person narrator help the story in Chapter 14?

6. How do the individuals on board the MacArthur demonstrate a class-system like the Motie Engineer?

7. What, finally, impresses everyone that the escaped Moties on the MacArthur pose a problem?

8. What are the reactions of the humans to the reproduction between the small Moties after knowing that one changed from female to male?

9. Why does the Motie Engineer confuse the humans she first meets with?

10. What is one ability of humans that confuses the Moties?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast Dr. Horvath and Admiral Kutuzov. Explain how these similarities and differences affect the choices the humans make in the story. Use specific examples in support of your answer.

Essay Topic 2

How is the MacArthur a character? How is the MacArthur an object? What is the importance of this distinction for the story? Cite specific examples in support of your answer.

Essay Topic 3

How did Rod's upbringing prepare him for contact with an alien culture and the social and political impacts involved? Cite examples from the book in support of your answer.

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