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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 do the people in Nkumai eat?

2. Why does Lanik eventually prepare to leave the desert people?

3. How does Lanik get the knife he uses during his escape?

4. What is wrong with the bread served to Lanik by the slavers?

5. What land are the slavers from?

Short Essay Questions

1. As Lanik languishes in his cell, he has a visitor. What is Lanik's visitor absolutely sure of?

2. What does Mowa reveal about herself just before Lanik escapes?

3. Describe Dinte's character.

4. Why does Lanik claim to be from the land of Bird?

5. Why does Lanik not sever his thumbs in order to escape the cruel bonds?

6. When Lanik finally comes to after collapsing in the desert, what occurs to help him realize that he may not die?

7. Why does Lanik wish he had chosen a particular land when demanding his freedom from the slavers?

8. How does Lanik escape from his prison high in the trees?

9. What is unique about a radical regenerative?

10. When Lanik stays in an inn, he realizes just how great the poverty is in this land. How does he realize the extent of the poverty?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the characteristics and roles of the Andersons and the Schwartzes in the story.

Essay Topic 2

Throughout the book, the conflict between reality and illusion plays out.

a. Identify three scenarios in which reality and illusion are at odds. What is the impact of this conflict on the situation and on the characters involved?

b. How can the conflict between reality and illusion be explained? Can the two ever co-exist? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

When regeneratives gather and become overwhelmed with grief, they always complete a specific grieving ritual.

a. Describe the regeneratives' grief ritual.

b. Why do they conduct this ritual in this manner?

c. What do they accomplish by participating in this ritual?

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