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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 Jon say is on his side in his fight with Keepiru?

2. For what fleet is the Soro looking?

3. Where did Keepiru learn to fight?

4. What does Creideiki call the Karrank%?

5. Whom does Keepiru plan to make a report to about Jon?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Kph-kree tell Creideiki about his beloved ship?

2. What does Tom see in his last trance in the book?

3. Why does the Karrank% not want to work with Creideiki at first?

4. Why is Gillian uncomfortable taking command of Streaker?

5. Why does Tom decide to fire on the Espiarch?

6. What does Creideiki ask of the Karrank%?

7. What ends up being Creideiki's duty?

8. What is in Tom's message?

9. How does Tom broadcast to the Streaker?

10. What did Gillian regret when she thought she had failed?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Violence is something that is resorted to a number of times in this book, and yet some characters feel justified in their violent actions. Who are some of these characters, and how does their feeling about violence affect their place in the plot and the characters who are in contact with them?

Essay Topic 2

What were the Orce splices, and how did their involvement in this story change the plot?

Essay Topic 3

What are some of the main elements of foreshadowing from this book, and how did their fulfillment shape the course of the plot?

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