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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 home where Sherkaner's family lives?

2. In Chapter Thirty-Six, Ezr predicts the Spiders will detect the presence of the humans in less than how long?

3. In Chapter Twenty-Six, Ritsel thinks that the _____ that have performed on Qiwi over the years have become a highlight of entertainment for him.

4. What child of Sherkaner's does Pedure call a cretin in Chapter Twenty-Four?

5. In Chapter Forty-One, Unnerby visits Sherkaner and learns that who has enlisted in the military?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is revealed by Qiwi and Pham Trilini in Chapter Twenty? How does Ezr respond?

2. How does Unnerby feel about Sherkaner's children in Chapter Forty-Three?

3. What does Victory Smith reveal about Pedure in Chapter Twenty-Five?

4. What beliefs drive the Spiders to reproduce in cycles?

5. How does Ezr discover Pham Trilini's identity in Chapter Twenty-Six?

6. Hare do the societal values of the Spiders relate to human society?

7. How does Pham contact Ezr in Chapter Twenty-Six? What is Ezr's reaction to Pham?

8. What empire does Pham hope to build in Chapter Twenty-Two? How?

9. What does Thomas Nau learn about the kidnapping in Chapter Thirty? Who does Victory Smith lash out at?

10. What does Ritsel reveal about Qiwi in Chapter Twenty-Six?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the actions of Ezr in Chapter Twenty-Five and his discovery of "mindrot runaway." How is this related to focus?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the themes of exploitation and mind control in the narrative and describe the process of "focus." How was focus developed and for what reasons?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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