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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 Kate feed Martin at the beginning of Chapter 48?

2. Where is Dorian in Chapter 27?

3. In Chapter 23, how old is the woman who shelters Martin, Kate, and the boys?

4. In Chapter 13, the troops are arranged in groups that look like a giant caterpillar. How many of those areas are there?

5. How old is David?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 5, what is said about the real cause of the Spanish flu pandemic of 1918?

2. What precautions have the Immari taken at Ceuta if the outer walls are breached?

3. How does Kate get to the building where Martin is in Chapter 41?

4. Why does Janet Bauer believe that the Orchid Alliance can’t repel an Immari attack?

5. Where do Martin, Kate and the boys find shelter in Chapter 17?

6. In Chapter 31, how does David finally get out of the room where he awakened?

7. What does Kate see when she, Martin, and the boys leave the Orchid District in Chapter 10?

8. Where does Kate find herself in Chapter 29?

9. Why does Kate decide to plague to the Immari?

10. In Chapter 41, where are Kate and the other survivors housed?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Kamau never betrays David in the novel, even though David at times suspects him of being a traitor. When did David and Kamau first meet? How did David save Kamau’s life? What debt does Kamau feel he owes David? To what extremes does Kamau go to to never betray David?

Essay Topic 2

Janus believes that a quantum entity gave rise to human life. What role does evolution play in the creation of human life? What is the Origin Entity and how does it create life?

Essay Topic 3

It takes David to help Kate and the others decipher Martin’s notes. What approach do Kate and the others take to try to break the code? What is David’s background? How does that help him realize the references Martin uses in his notes? How long does it take to fully decipher the notes?

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