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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Giuliani reminds Sandoz that the information from the trip belongs to _____________ and not to Sandoz.
(a) The world.
(b) The Pope.
(c) The Jesuit Society.
(d) God.

2. What causes the people to begin to feel less depressed than they have in awhile?
(a) The birth of the Runa children.
(b) The summer.
(c) The new snow.
(d) The discovery of fuel.

3. What does the presence of the moon(s) indicate about the planet that Quinn has found as they are traveling through space?
(a) The planet is dead.
(b) It is the one.
(c) It can sustain life.
(d) This planet is like Jupiter.

4. Askama asks ____________ if they can ever be happy again, which is a touching moment in the story.
(a) Marc.
(b) Anne.
(c) Sandoz.
(d) Sofia.

5. Which of the crew members faints at the news that the planet is one which can sustain life?
(a) Pace.
(b) Mendes.
(c) Sandoz.
(d) Robichaux.

6. All of the new babies being born keep the group's mind off their loss, but Sandoz describes this as the fatal __________.
(a) Joy.
(b) Error.
(c) Dream.
(d) Mission.

7. Anne and Sandoz talk about what it's like for him to have so many __________ in his head at the same time.
(a) Lies.
(b) Promises.
(c) Languages.
(d) Loves.

8. Supaari gives the humans permission to start a ___________, though this seems to have negative consequences.
(a) Bank.
(b) Garden.
(c) School.
(d) Store.

9. Who does D.W. want to co-pilot the trip back to the Stella Maris for fuel, according to his conversation with Anne?
(a) George.
(b) Sandoz.
(c) Sofia.
(d) Anne.

10. Whose illness is very serious and the crew tries to find ways to heal this person?
(a) D.W.
(b) Sandoz.
(c) Quinn.
(d) Sofia.

11. Whose drawings seem to fascinate Supaari tremendously when they are shown to this native?
(a) George.
(b) Marc.
(c) D.W.
(d) Sandoz.

12. The Kashan villagers keep close to the __________ after all they have experienced in the last few days.
(a) Children.
(b) Animals.
(c) Humans.
(d) Mothers.

13. ____________ is simply not an eventful or a sentimental process for those in the Runa culture.
(a) Pregnancy.
(b) Marriage.
(c) Death.
(d) Menstruation.

14. Sandoz tells Anne to go ahead and _________ God for things she feels are necessary, if that will help her to believe.
(a) Curse.
(b) Pray to.
(c) Laugh at.
(d) Blame.

15. Hlavin carries the title of Reshtar, a third born, and has been trained to ______________.
(a) Warriorness.
(b) Versatility.
(c) Be a leader.
(d) Be a shaman.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who decides to finally get married when they are on the planet together, much to the delight of the villagers?

2. The humans send Sofia and Marc to the _________ for supplies after the Runa villagers leave for a harvest of pik root.

3. What is in the food that the humans grow which causes the Runa to reproduce at much higher rates than they may want?

4. Through his entire priesthood, Sandoz was always knowledgeable about God, but the significance was never ____________.

5. The only way for Supaari to gain the rights that he wants is to be declared _________________ by Hlavin Kitheri.

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