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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 has attacked Khan?

2. How many pages does H.G. Wells need to explain what a time machine is?

3. What year is it?

4. How many sneezes did Kolya suffer in a single hour the day before?

5. Which volcano's explosion is the worst?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the phone fail to reveal all the information?

2. What are some alternative reasons to head to the closer location?

3. What is the objective of the Oikumens and how are they going about accomplishing that objective?

4. Where should have Kolya been? Where is he instead?

5. What is Alexander so interested in discussing?

6. Why does being out of contact spook Bisesa?

7. Why is the ride in the Bird uncomfortable?

8. How has Kolya formed an attachment to the International Space Station?

9. Why is it impossible for Tau Ceti to nova?

10. Describe Lahore.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the character of Sable. Describe her personality. What kind of person is she? Who is she easily comparable to throughout the story?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Bisesa's reliance on her Puritabs. What is her intention by continuing to use them and why? What is interesting to note about their bodily reaction to being sent through time? Who fares worse compared to who?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the Firstborn's idea with fragmenting time. What do they hope to accomplish? Are they successful? Why or why not? In what ways could they have achieved the same affect and not destroyed the world as the humans know it?

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