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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 does the person who is ushered into Capone's hotel suite at gunpoint want to discuss with Capone?

2. When Joshua and Ione are together on Tranquility, what are they drinking?

3. How does Capone propose keeping the non-possessed who will be working for him in line?

4. When docking privileges are denied at Ayacucho, who is aboard the Samaku?

5. At the time of Ralph's meeting with the Princess, what technology does Ralph propose using to liberate Mortonridge?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to what Wing-Tsit tells Syrinx during their eighth meeting, what has the Oenone never done?

2. According to Dariat, how could Dariat conceivably destroy Rubra?

3. Why was the Confederation Navy Intelligence Service originally created?

4. What does each bungalow on Eden have?

5. What did the report from Darcy and Lori received by Gilmore indicate that Gilmore is currently researching?

6. While talking to Genevieve while the Far Realm is waiting to dock on Mars, to what does Louise compare the experience of being possessed?

7. What is the multiplicity made up of?

8. When the Far Realm is readying itself to dock on Mars, what has Fletcher Christian finally been able to accomplish with several days of intense practice?

9. When Syrinx emerges from the jumbled trees into a glade with a lake, how is the bungalow she sees different from the other bungalows in Eden?

10. According to the Admiral in charge of the Confederation Navy Intelligence Service, what is the Confederation's main concern as the Confederation tries to deal with the possessed incursions?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The theme of loyalty is evident throughout the novel. Al Capone's loyalties, for instance, lie with himself and, to a lesser degree, Jezzibella. Discuss how the theme of loyalty is portrayed through the eyes of Al Capone, Jezzibella, Genevieve Kavanaugh, and Joshua Calvert.

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast how the character of Louise Kavanaugh changes as the story progresses. Be sure to include your assessment of Louise's character when she is first introduced in the story, when she flees from her family's estate, when she travels through space with Fletcher, and when she wants to pursue Quinn's ship.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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