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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. In Chapter Twenty-Five, Ezr watches as Ann Reynolt and others treat who and others who suddenly seem out of control?

2. What is the name of the home where Sherkaner's family lives?

3. In Chapter Twenty-One, Qiwi goes to whose living area and discovers many in cold sleep who have been reported dead, including her mother?

4. Who gives up information about Qeng Ho technology in Chapter Twenty?

5. Who does Pham knock unconscious and then wipe her memory in Chapter Forty-Two?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who are the parents of the young children at the Museum in Chapter Twenty-Eight? What do they reveal?

2. What are Pham's thoughts on the focusing process in Chapter Twenty-Two?

3. How is Sherkaner different than the majority of Spider society?

4. What children arrive at the Royal Museum in Chapters Twenty-Seven and Twenty-Eight?

5. How does Victory Junior feel about the kidnapping after the children are rescued?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the different factions amongst the Spiders. What are the objectives of the Crown and the Tiefstadt?

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

Compare and contrast the characters of Thomas Nau and Ann Reynolt. How are they different? What objectives do they share?

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