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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. In what organization did Capone's actions create panic?

2. When Organization ships arrive at Valisk, Rubra manages to infiltrate Kiera's private meeting room by using ________.

3. What does Quinn remove from the person/alien he kills on the Nyvan's asteroid?

4. What aspects of human nature are discussed in "The Neutronium Alchemist"?

5. Who is Adok Dala?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the younger generation of the Garissan refugees differ from the older one?

2. How does Capone embody instead of instill fear for the people of the Confederation?

3. What happens when Joshua tries to exorcise a possessed man?

4. How is the landscape of Valisk like Rubra?

5. What does Capone miscalculate about the people of the Confederation?

6. Why do Edenists question atheist beliefs after encountering the possessed?

7. What does Ralph struggle with letting go of when the government presses him?

8. How is Joshua similar to Syrinx?

9. While Rubra feels responsibility for the people he cares for and protects, are his motives altruistic?

10. How is Joshua different from the Edenists?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Zero-tau is a form of stasis that will freeze a person or thing in the space-time-continuum. How does time move and change as a result? Which characters express this and in what ways? How is sensory feeling suspended?

Essay Topic 2

Describe some of the settings for "The Neutronium Alchemist Conflict." What is the overall setting? Be sure to include geography, time period and any pertinent popular culture events. How do these settings even if imaginary, reflect modern settings or culture? Why did the author choose to use these places in "The Neutronium Alchemist Conflict"?

Essay Topic 3

Describe Rubra. What is his role in "The Neutronium Alchemist Conflict"? What was Hamilton trying to accomplish by creating Rubra's character in the novel?

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