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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 member of the crew reports seeing missiles targeting the Qeng Ho flagship, and then reports that the ship is gone in Chapter Seven?
2. What is Qiwi Lisolet's mother's name?
3. Where is Sherkaner headed in Chapter Four?
4. Who wants to marry Sherkaner in Chapter Seven?
5. In Chapter Seven, there's a plan in place for a small force to wake during the Dark and to attack the Tiefstadt's what?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who are Sherkaner's children in Chapter Fifteen?
2. How is Arachna described in the book? What periods of time are in darkness there and why?
3. What creature do Sherk and Tarant encounter during the attack of the supply station in Chapter Seven?
4. How is Spider civilization described by the author in the first chapters of the book?
5. How is Ezr injured during the attack in Chapter Seven?
6. What family does Sherkaner learn about from his former teacher in Chapter Four?
7. How are Spiders described in "A Deepness in the Sky"? Where do they live?
8. Whose voice did Ezr hear just before the explosion of the Far Treasure? What does he consider about what was said?
9. How do the Emergents differ from the Qeng Ho in their exploration of other planets?
10. Who are the Qeng Ho people, and what principle goal do they have as described in Chapter One?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Analyze the debate in Chapter Twenty-Four and discuss the different points of view expressed. How does Sherkaner feel about the exposure of his children to society's prejudices?
Essay Topic 2
Describe and analyze the objectives and actions of the Spider civilization in Chapters Eighteen and Nineteen. What is "coldsleep" and is it a biological adaptation?
Essay Topic 3
Describe the character of Ritsel Brughel and his actions and objectives in the narrative. Why does Ritsel accuse Qiwi of subversion?
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