Strata Test | Final Test - Hard

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Strata Test | Final Test - Hard

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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. The demon claims that is was knocked out of the sky by _________.

2. What does Kin request from the Djinnee?

3. When they land on an island after leaving the sailor's people, what does Kin attempt to do?

4. Who pleads with Kin's captors not to do what they were planning to do with her?

5. What do some of the characters come to suspect about the flat planet soon after rescuing Kin?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the creature put into the cell next to Kin. What does the group eventually learn and speculate about it?

2. How is Kin rescued, and what do the characters think about the manner or her rescue?

3. What do the locals intend to do with Kin, and how is this prevented?

4. What happens to Kin and the others at the end of this section?

5. What is the group being followed by, and how is it unusual?

6. How does Kin escape after the man whom she and the others meet in the desert turns on them?

7. Whom do Kin and the others meet in the desert? What is the result of this meeting?

8. What is Marco's plan, and what do Kin and Silver think about it?

9. How are the explorers greeted when they reach the sailors' homeland?

10. What do the explorers come to believe about the machinery of the planet?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The computers of the creators of the flat planet are the only items left behind. They manage and maintain the planet as best they can without the help of a Disc Master. Once their nature is revealed at the end of the book, it is apparent that they have been influencing the characters since they arrived.

Part 1) Explain what the computers are, why the were created, and what function they serve.

Part 2) What are the computers' capabilities, and what can they not do?

Part 3) How could the computers have influenced and directed Kin and the others since the time of their arrival. Cite specific examples from the book and explain how the computers could have manipulated these events in each case.

Essay Topic 2

Jago Jalo is an interesting character about whom little is known. Most of his story must be interpolated from a small amount of information in the novel.

Part 1) What was Jago like before he was sent out on the Terminus project? Think about what sort of qualities would qualify someone for a difficult task like this, and what would make a person volunteer for the duty.

Part 2) What were Jago's adventures on the planet like after he crashed? Why was he not accepted as Disc Master, and how was he able to get off the planet?

Part 3) What was Jago's plan upon returning to the planet?

Essay Topic 3

Immortality is an important component of the universe of the novel. It has saved humanity and allowed the Company to wield vast power over its employees and the entire race.

Part 1) Explain the context of immortality in fiction. What other influential stories include immortality, and how does this affect the plot of those stories? What are common perceptions about and themes surrounding immortality?

Part 2) In this story, how has immortality affected the human race as a whole. Is this change realistic and believable?

Part 3) How does immortality affect the characters and the plot of the novel? Is it an important part of the story? Why or why not?

Part 4) Taken as a whole, have the Company's treatments been good or bad for humanity? Are they good or bad for the main characters?

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