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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 was recently discovered in the Kindred region of control in Chapter Forty-One?

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

3. In Chapter Twenty-One, Qiwi discovers that Ezr is going to be in cold sleep for how long?

4. Who does Qiwi promise to keep an eye on for Ezr while he is in cold sleep in Chapter Twenty-One?

5. Who is invited to see the focused in an effort to put a stop to his "silly" assertions about the focusing process in Chapter Twenty-Two?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What is Pham's reaction when Qiwi is attacked by Ezr in Chapter Twenty-Five?

6. How does Unnerby break military rules in Chapter Twenty-Nine? Why?

7. What is the state of the kidnapped children in Chapters Thirty-One and Thirty-Two?

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

9. Why does Thomas Nau propose a toast to the two groups in Chapter Forty-Two?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the history and civilizations of the Qeng Ho and the Emergents. How are these groups defined in the Prologue and Chapter One?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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