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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. Where does de Soya believe Aenea's ship is headed?

2. Where is de Soya when he awakens in Chapter 18?

3. Who is now free and independent after living the life of a service android?

4. What is Raul's job when the story begins?

5. What world is heavily populated by the Pax?

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss the first resurrection of Father Captain de Soya.

2. Discuss the poem Endymion.

3. What happens the second time Aenea and de Soya meet?

4. What do Raul and his crew do during their week on the ship in Chapter 21?

5. Who is Martin Silenus?

6. How does Raul save Aenea in Chapter 15?

7. Why does Aenea want to travel to a Web world?

8. Discuss the time when de Soya accepted the cross.

9. What happens when Aenea steps out of the Sphinx?

10. Where is de Soya summoned in Chapter 28?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast Aenea's crew with that of De Soya's crew. How are they alike? What main differences do they have? Why are the similarities and differences important to understand?

Essay Topic 2

What is the novel's genre? Why does the book fall into this genre? Give at least three details to justify your response.

Essay Topic 3

Time periods play a prominent role in the novel when Raul is said to be born in the year 3099 A.D. What role do time periods play in the novel? How do time periods connect to ideas that are discussed throughout the novel?

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