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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. When the reporter in the editing suite starts getting snippy with the senior news editor, the editor threatens to replace the reporter with _________________.

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

3. How old is Aulie?

4. According to Mickey's report, how many asteroids did the Organization break with their first action?

5. According to the conversation that takes place at the bungalow in Eden, how old is Syrinx?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Syrinx answer when the person waiting for her at the bungalow in Eden asks Syrnix about the past?

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

3. According to the person waiting for Syrinx at the bungalow in Eden, what is the purpose of life?

4. When the Admiral meets with the doctor at the Confederation Navy Intelligence Service's isolation facility, what is Capone doing according to the Edenists that are monitoring the events on New California?

5. 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?

6. According to the person waiting for Syrinx as she approaches the bungalow in the glade on Eden, why is Syrinx at the bungalow?

7. What does each bungalow on Eden have?

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

9. As Chapter 11 opens, what is Aulie doing that Syrinx thinks is incredibly boring?

10. When Genevieve sees the planet that contains the Lowell Sea, how does she describe the planet's difference from Norfolk?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Antimatter is a major component of the Alchemist. Not only is Dr. Mzu after antimatter, but so is Al Capone. Describe antimatter. What is it? How is it produced? What are its effects? How it is obtained? Why is Capone determined to control the supply of antimatter?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

There are several habitats of crucial importance in the story, among them Rubra and Tranquility. Describe the characteristics and personalities of these bitek habitats, as well as the interactions of these habitats with their inhabitants. How do these habitats all tie together under Edenist principles? How does the affinity link impact a habitat and its inhabitants?

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