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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. Peggy Soong is frustrated with the ________________ attitude that Jimmy seems to have in relation to his work.

2. Jimmy presents a proposal that will allow him to keep working at Arecibo and also begin to work on receiving his ___________.

3. What is the profession of one of the critics who thinks that Sandoz is guilty of wrongdoing while he was on the foreign planet?

4. ______________ claims the mission to find the extraterrestrial singers would be safe, hoping that Anne will come along.

5. Who was invited to dinner, though this was actually an interview to see if this person could be a part of the mission?

Short Essay Questions

1. What causes the crew members to begin to keep their minds off of their great loss of life?

2. What is the situation of the crew of the Stella Maris, now that the lander has been used?

3. What does Giuliani remind Voelker is the purpose of the inquisition into Sandoz?

4. What causes Anne to mock the priests' belief in God once they have landed on the new planet?

5. Who was one of the backers of the mission that fed the drama in exchange for attention and money?

6. Why do the children of the Runa people know so many languages, as the crew finds out?

7. How does Sandoz put the children of the people at ease, which makes everyone feel more at ease with each other?

8. How does Sandoz feel about the new prosthetic technology that he is given as a result of his injuries?

9. Why does Anne become close to Supaari as described in this section of the book?

10. What is the only way that Supaari would be able to raise children without doing so illegally?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Runa language does not have names for objects, but rather names for the space the object consumes.

Part 1: Why do you think the Runa languages looks at the world in a different way?

Part 2: Do you think the Runa language is more or less complicated than the English language? Why?

Part 3: How might the English language change if it were to focus less on objects? Why?

Essay Topic 2

As Sandoz is such a good person, what happens to him on the planet seems cruel and unjust.

Part 1: Why do you think that Sandoz is the character to experience the most pain and the most evil, it seems?

Part 2: Do you think that Sandoz is closer to God as a result or not as close to God? Why?

Part 3: Do you think that Sandoz's experience shows that there isn't a God to protect those he loves? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Sandoz seems to be a man who is truly of God, always looking for ways to help others and to help them feel better about themselves.

Part 1: Why do you think that Sandoz is always trying to help others?

Part 2: Do you think that Sandoz ever wants anything in return for the good deeds he does? Why or why not?

Part 3: Do you think that you could ever be as good of a person as Sandoz seems to be? Why or why no?

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