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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 Joshua get invited in hopes of meeting Voi's friends after he seduces a girl?

2. Who does Erick believe can resist the possessed?

3. What kind of duty will Duchamp offer Capone's cargo?

4. Who found the hidden bomb on Villeneuve's Revenge?

5. What is the super-doomsday weapon that could destroy all humanity?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Joshua different from the Edenists?

2. How is the landscape of Valisk like Rubra?

3. What happens when Joshua tries to exorcise a possessed man?

4. Why is it ironic that Rubra cares about the people he protects?

5. What is the worst fear that Edenists have about death?

6. Why does the younger generation fear the agencies looking for Mzu?

7. How is Louise different once she leaves Norfolk?

8. Why do Edenists question atheist beliefs after encountering the possessed?

9. What does Erick realize about Duchamp when he is detaching the bomb?

10. What does the Admiral feel that any war fought against Capone will create?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Calvert and Mzu are two of the most active characters in determining the plot of the story.

Part 1) What is their relationship? How do they co-exist and how do they interact? What is similar about them and what is different? Compare and contrast.

Part 2) What are some events that Calvert had a direct influence upon? What are some events that Mzu had a direct influence upon?

Part 3) Which character offers support to the group? Which one is stronger and why?

Essay Topic 2

Hamilton uses more than one instance of irony in "The Neutronium Alchemist Conflict." Cite at least two examples you can identify in the book and note why they are examples of irony.

Essay Topic 3

Psychic phenomena is another important theme of Hamilton's book. Where and how are these phenomena revealed and in what ways? Do they change over time? Do they evoke certain emotions in characters and do they promote change or transformation?

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