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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 first Motie that Sally meets has an amazing capacity for doing what to her environment?

2. How are the humans on the planet recalled to the ships?

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

4. What word do the humans use to describe the atmosphere on the Motie planet?

5. Faster-than-light travel means the time needed to travel between different solar systems from what locations is null.

Short Essay Questions

1. What emotions does Rod feel when he learns the alien is dead inside the pod?

2. What words describe Rod Blaine in his first appearance in the book?

3. What does the visual record in The Church of Him show the Navy men?

4. What are the first hints about the incredible age of the Motie civilization?

5. How are the scientists anthropomorphizing the Moties?

6. What is the blindness that afflicts the humans when they visit the Motie zoo?

7. How does Sally raise the tension level surrounding what to do with the alien pod?

8. What do the Moties show the humans while they are on Mote Prime?

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

10. What does Bury believe is the measure of an individual?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are a prologue and epilogue? What are their purposes? How do the prologue and epilogue meet fail in their purposes in this book? Cite specific examples in support of your answer.

Essay Topic 2

What is anthropomorphism? How does anthropomorphism influence the actions of the characters in this story? Provide at least three examples from the text in support of your answer.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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