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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 Thirty-Eight, Pham recalls a meeting that was set up theoretically to announce what?
2. In Chapter Thirty-Six, Ezr predicts the Spiders will detect the presence of the humans in less than how long?
3. On the main ship, Ezr encounters who and is angry because she is behind the broadcast translations that led to the fight in Chapter Twenty-Five?
4. In Chapter Thirty-Nine, Pham discovers that what woman he'd loved was behind the plot to eliminate his plans?
5. Sherkaner's wife reveals that Pedure is actually from what faction in Chapter Twenty-Five?
Short Essay Questions
1. What empire does Pham hope to build in Chapter Twenty-Two? How?
2. Why does Thomas Nau propose a toast to the two groups in Chapter Forty-Two?
3. What is revealed by Qiwi and Pham Trilini in Chapter Twenty? How does Ezr respond?
4. What does Thomas Nau learn about the kidnapping in Chapter Thirty? Who does Victory Smith lash out at?
5. What does Ritsel reveal about Qiwi in Chapter Twenty-Six?
6. Who are "Captain Lisolet" and "The Man" from the book's Prologue? How are they explained in Chapter Forty-Three?
7. What woman is missing, according to Floria Peres in Chapter Twenty-One? Why?
8. How is Sherkaner different than the majority of Spider society?
9. How does Ezr discover Pham Trilini's identity in Chapter Twenty-Six?
10. What is the state of the kidnapped children in Chapters Thirty-One and Thirty-Two?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 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 the setting of Arachna and the On/Off Star. How long are periods of light and dark there? How does this affect Spider society?
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