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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. Who is DeSoya reunited with at the end of Chapter 7?

2. What begins in Chapter 9?

3. How many steps are needed for humans to take to move on to their next stage of evolution?

4. Raul calculates that ______________ are unaccounted for.

5. Where is DeSoya's new outpost located?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is ironic about Raul's affliction?

2. What happens to Isosaki when he discusses the meeting of the Core with Cognani?

3. Who is Raul?

4. What is Cor Unum in charge of?

5. Whom does Kenso Isosaki want destroyed and why?

6. Why is Raul assigned a guard to watch over him when he falls ill?

7. Who is Rachel Weintraub?

8. Describe Raul and Aenea's dream conversations in Chapter 8.

9. What happens to Raul at the Temple Hanging in the Air?

10. What does Aenea describe to Raul once they arrive in Hannibal, Missouri?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain and discuss the significance in the reveal that A. Bettik was the Observer for the Lions, Tigers, and Bears.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the details which Simmons includes/does not include when describing the environment of the worlds he creates in "The Rise of Endymion."

Essay Topic 3

Explain and analyze what Aenea's suggestion towards humanity is when she says that "if they hide from humanity, they are squandering all they have learned previously."

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