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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. How does Hope feel about his reign?

2. What initials does the "editor" of this book use?

3. How long after Hope's visit does Khukov take power?

4. Who are Hope's trusted advisers in Chapter 1?

5. What happens to Hope while in Nyork?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 4, what suggestions does Hope receive for solving the budget crisis?

2. What does Mondy suggest to Hope about the Ganymede situation?

3. What special ability is Hope revealed to have in Chapter 2, and how is it revealed?

4. Describe Hope's plan in appointing people to government positions.

5. How does Hope feel about his appointment as Tyrant?

6. Describe the act put on by Hope and Admiral Khukov in Chapter 5.

7. Describe the relations between Jupiter, Saturn, and Ganymede after Hope's failed attempt to destroy the Saturnine ship.

8. Describe Hope as a man and as a leader as he appears in Chapter 3.

9. What concern takes the place of the threat of war for Hope? How does he deal with it?

10. Describe Hope's "act of war" in Chapter 5.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How do you feel about capital punishment? Should capital punishment be allowed in the United States? Considering how Hope feels about public executions, is he right to allow it to continue politically?

Essay Topic 2

What point of view is used in this novel? Is the narrator reliable or unreliable? Why does the author most likely choose this method? What does this style accomplish for the story?

Essay Topic 3

When did Hope first manifest the ability to see dead people? What happened?

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