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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 people fear about Alia?

2. Where do the 42 go?

3. What do the tribe chant about being denied?

4. What would satellites reveal about Dune?

5. What does Jessica think has changed Paul so profoundly?

Short Essay Questions

1. How are the worms useful to the Fremens?

2. What mistakes does Jessica admits that she has made in regards to her son?

3. What is Paul's plan to defeat the Hakonnen forces?

4. Why is Jessica happy to be with the Fremen?

5. How do Paul and Stilger convince the Fremen tribe that Stilger and Paul should not fight for the tribe's leadership?

6. How does Jessica react to sense sharing with Paul?

7. Describe Stilgar's style of leadership.

8. What is Hawat's plan concerning the state of Fed's Rautha's opponent?

9. Summarize the third section of book 2.

10. Summarize the final section of book 2.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Dune is part of the science fiction genre.

1) What are the conventions of the science fiction genre in terms of character, language and plot?

2) In what way does Dune break new ground in the science fiction genre?

Essay Topic 2

Examine point of view. Why does Herbert write the book from the third person? Does it limit the story in any way? How would the story be different if it was written in the first person?

Essay Topic 3

The planets in Dune are controlled by a Feudal system. What is a feudal system? When and why were feudal systems popular? What was the structure of a feudal system? Who does a feudal system benefit?

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