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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. Which of the Spiders becomes crazed with fear and dies in Chapter Eight?

2. Why are the Qeng Ho operating with less technology than usual in Chapter Ten?

3. Pham Nuwen has the idea to create a race of what in Chapter Seventeen?

4. Who does not allow himself into deep sleep and will therefore age more than any other crew members, as described in Chapter Fifteen?

5. How old is Qiwi Lin Lisolet when her family and the Qeng Ho arrive at the On/Off Star?

Short Essay Questions

1. How are Spiders described in "A Deepness in the Sky"? Where do they live?

2. What creature do Sherk and Tarant encounter during the attack of the supply station in Chapter Seven?

3. How are the parks described in Chapters Ten and Eleven?

4. What are Sherkaner's plans for the Spiders as technology develops in Chapter Fifteen?

5. What is cycling in relation to Spider reproduction?

6. What is "mindrot" and how is it used in the attack in Chapters Seven and Eight?

7. What does the term "focused" mean in the context of the book?

8. How is Spider civilization described by the author in the first chapters of the book?

9. What organic technology is being used by the Spiders in Chapter One?

10. How is Arachna described in the book? What periods of time are in darkness there and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Identify and analyze the conflicts between the Qeng Ho and the Emergents in Chapter Twenty. What information does Pham give up regarding Qeng Ho technology?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss the character of Pham Trilini in "A Deepness in the Sky". From what planet is Pham and how did he come to the Qeng Ho?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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