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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 is the name of the Kavanaugh girls' rescuer outside the farmhouse?

2. What is the name of the stranger who rescues Al after Al kills a man with just one punch?

3. When Louise's father introduces Quinn Dexter, what does he say is Quinn's occupation?

4. The stranger, who rescues Al, is frightened of __________.

5. What county do the Kavanaughs live in?

Short Essay Questions

1. When the ESA head of station prepares to go down to the Pasto city spaceport, what does the head of station request from the director?

2. In Chapter 5, how does the person survive passage through the wormhole without being in a ship?

3. What does the girls' rescuer say that he can hear inside the body he is possessing?

4. Describe the cars that Al Capone sees as he strolls along the street in his new body.

5. Why does Jezzibella's manager select an early morning departure for Jezzibella's tour convoy out of San Angeles?

6. When the space plane's pilot learns that some of the space plane's passengers will have to remain aboard the space plane, what does the pilot request from Sarha Mitcham?

7. Why can Al Capone not datavise anyone?

8. According to Louise's father, why is Quinn staying at the Kavanaugh manor?

9. As the story opens, what two things is Louise Kavanaugh waiting for?

10. Why are Louise and her sister creeping around the Cricklade manor like mice while they wait for their father to return?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the characteristics, roles, loyalties, and agendas of the following people in the story: Al Capone, Quinn Dexter, Ralph Hiltch, and Fletcher Christian.

Essay Topic 2

In many ways, the novel is a series of contrasts designed to heighten the reader's awareness and draw the reader deeper into the story and the intricacies of each of the story's characters. Identify at least three contrasts that are used in the novel. Describe these contrasts and determine how they impact the story's plot, as well as the reader's emotional involvement in the characters' lives. If these identified contrasts were not included in the story, what impact would their absence have on the storyline, the characters' development, and the readers' involvement?

Essay Topic 3

Al Capone seems to be a man who was supremely confident in his ability to come out on top. Identify at least three instances from the story that highlight his confidence. How was Capone helped by his utter confidence? How was Capone hurt by his confidence?

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