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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 is the name of the section of the ship where the waste is handled?
2. How old is Qiwi Lin Lisolet when her family and the Qeng Ho arrive at the On/Off Star?
3. Who does not allow himself into deep sleep and will therefore age more than any other crew members, as described in Chapter Fifteen?
4. What group in the novel is domineering and can't imagine establishing relationships based on anything other than enforced slavery?
5. Who asks for Ezr's insight in deciding how to deal with the Emergents in Chapter Two?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does the term "focused" mean in the context of the book?
2. What is cycling in relation to Spider reproduction?
3. Who are Sherkaner's children in Chapter Fifteen?
4. What are Sherkaner's plans for the Spiders as technology develops in Chapter Fifteen?
5. Who explains the use of "mindrot" to Ezr in Chapter Ten? How is it related to "focus"?
6. What took place on the Far Treasure during the attack by the Emergents? What did Jimmy find?
7. Whose voice did Ezr hear just before the explosion of the Far Treasure? What does he consider about what was said?
8. What creature do Sherk and Tarant encounter during the attack of the supply station in Chapter Seven?
9. Who is Pham Trilini? How is he described in the first chapters of the book?
10. How are Spiders described in "A Deepness in the Sky"? Where do they live?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe and discuss the characters of Ezr Vinh and Qiwi Lisolet. How old are the characters? How do they know one another?
Essay Topic 2
Describe and analyze the imagery in the narrative and the attack in Chapters Seven and Eight. What symbolism can be seen in these chapters?
Essay Topic 3
Describe Floria Peres and the information revealed in Chapter Twenty-One. How does Qiwi know Floria?
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