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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. Who gives up information about Qeng Ho technology in Chapter Twenty?
2. With whom was Pham Trilini in love with and had many children, some while he was away building the empire they dreamed of, as recalled in Chapter Twenty-Two?
3. Who are the parents of the two children who are encountered by Serkaner's children in Chapter Twenty-Eight?
4. What does Ezr hear and know that the situation is serious with at least one dying from the disease in Chapter Twenty-Five?
5. Victory Junior and what other child of Sherkaner's participates in the debate against allowing the Spider program to continue in Chapter Twenty-Four?
Short Essay Questions
1. Hare do the societal values of the Spiders relate to human society?
2. Who are the parents of the young children at the Museum in Chapter Twenty-Eight? What do they reveal?
3. What does Victory Smith reveal about Pedure in Chapter Twenty-Five?
4. What woman is missing, according to Floria Peres in Chapter Twenty-One? Why?
5. What is Pham's reaction when Qiwi is attacked by Ezr in Chapter Twenty-Five?
6. Why does Thomas Nau propose a toast to the two groups in Chapter Forty-Two?
7. Who are "Captain Lisolet" and "The Man" from the book's Prologue? How are they explained in Chapter Forty-Three?
8. What does Thomas Nau learn about the kidnapping in Chapter Thirty? Who does Victory Smith lash out at?
9. How does Victory Junior feel about the kidnapping after the children are rescued?
10. How does Spider society respond to Sherkaner's family?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 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
Discuss the cycling of the Spider community and the themes of cultural identity and social values amongst the society. How are the Spiders relative to humankind?
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