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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 does Carlo do to Gina?

2. Who loses her life bringing the village warning?

3. How does Hlavin shun protocol when at the embassy?

4. How does Supaari break tradition?

5. What does the family try to do for Celestina?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the Order do to Emilio about his resignation, what does he suggest to the mission team and what does Danny tell Emilio?

2. How is Emilio studying radio data from Rakhat and what is he doing with his own life?

3. What does Vincenzo tell Danny about Emilio and the next Rakhat mission, why is Emilio proving valuable and what does Vincenzo think a trip to Rakhat will do for Emilio?

4. What does Emilio ask Gina about Sofia, what does Gina want him to do about it, what is Emilio's response and what does he want Gina to do?

5. Who finds Sofia when Isaac is four and what does he say?

6. How did Emilio come to be on Giordano Bruno and what does Carlo tell him?

7. What does Edward Behr remind Emilio of and what does he tell Vincenzo in the prelude?

8. What does Emilio say he will do to help the new mission to Rakhat?

9. What changes Emilio's financial fortunes and how does he find out about it?

10. What does Kanchay explain to Sofia about the original relationship of Runa and Jana'ata?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

CHILDREN OF GOD, like many, and perhaps a majority, of novels ends on a happy note. Discuss the following:

1. Why do you think many (most?) people want what they perceive as a happy or good ending to a novel? Explain your opinion. Do you? Why or why? not?

2. What are three reasons to read fiction? Discuss each one in light of CHILDREN OF GOD and whether or not it fulfills all three, two or one of the reasons you mention. Give examples as to why CHILDREN OF GOD is or is not successful in fulfilling the reasons you discuss.

3. Do you think reading solely for entertainment is as good a reason to read as any other? Why or why not? Can any work of fiction or non-fiction, no matter how poorly written, enlighten, teach, stimulate thought? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss one of the following:

1. Thoroughly analyze how the setting informs the plot in CHILDREN OF GOD.

2. Trace and analyze one major theme of CHILDREN OF GOD. How is the theme represented by symbolism? By the characters' behaviors? By the action?

3. Trace and analyze two secondary themes of CHILDREN OF GOD. How are the themes represented by symbolism? By the characters' behaviors? By the action?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the following:

1. What do you think are the characteristics of a successful novel?

2. Analyze and discuss CHILDREN OF GOD based upon the criteria you decide upon in #1 and judge if CHILDREN OF GOD is a successful novel. Explain your rationale with specific examples.

3. Do you think the fact that CHILDREN OF GOD falls within the science fiction genre changes the criteria upon which its success should be judged? Explain.

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