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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 is the result of the solo performances in Round Seven?

2. What promise does Stile make to the androids in Chapter 7?

3. Which Adept does Stile seek out in Chapter 8?

4. What will happen if the Red Adept defeats Stile in the Tourney?

5. To whom does Bluette go for help at the end of Chapter 7?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the trap that Hulk and Bluette are caught in tell Stile about his adversary?

2. How does Stile's contest with the Red Adept end?

3. What does Stile start to wonder, at the end of Chapter 9?

4. What are the potential outcomes of Stile's contest with the Red Adept in the Tourney?

5. Why does Stile have to fight the Red Adept in the Proton fashion?

6. What does Stile realize, about the Oracle's prophecy, during Round Twelve of the Tourney?

7. What steps do Stile and Lady Blue take to ensure that the prophecy regarding Lady Blue will come true?

8. What is shown on the holo-tape provided to Stile by the Rifleman, in Chapter 7?

9. What deal does Stile make with the Red Adept before their battle starts, and why?

10. What happens to Hulk at the end of Chapter 7?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Almost everyone with whom Stile has contact, aside from the antagonist, wants to help him in some way. Why is Stile so well liked? What qualities does he possess which make people eager to help him, and why? What would have happened to him without the aid of his friends, and why? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 2

There are many instances in which the characters use the Oracle's prophecies to guide their actions. What happens when they make conscious decisions based on what the Oracle said would happen? What happens when they try to go against what the Oracle prophesies, as in the case of the Red Adept? Why? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 3

Stile has relationships with many different women in the novel, all of whom help him in some way. What are the major differences in these relationships? What do they all have in common? What conflicts arise due to his many relationships, and why? How are these conflicts overcome? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

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