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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What did Jefri's parents warn him to avoid?
2. How does Woodcarver's army lose many members?
3. What does Pham order for the Riders?
4. Where has Johanna been working?
5. How far off is Pham from target?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Scriber describes the Olnsdot's cargo ship as a "flying house." Humans tend to learn about or relate to new things through an association with something they already know. Discuss the following:
1. Describe and analyze some of the descriptions the pack gives the new things and people, Jefri and Johanna, and show how their descriptions are related to what they already know.
2. While reading A Fire under the Deep, it is likely that you also relate new concepts and objects to what is already familiar to you. Choose 5 new objects or concepts and write about how they are similar to something already in your experience. Does this help or hinder your understanding of the new concept or object?
3. What do you think might be the pitfalls of relating new experiences in terms of previous experiences?
Essay Topic 2
Whenever reading a science fiction or fantasy novel, one must become familiar with new terminology that explains concepts or technology that is not a part of the "real" world. In the case of A Fire upon the Deep, there is a great deal of new terminology and familiar words with new meanings. Discuss the following:
1. Find five terms that are a part of the world of A Fire upon the Deep that are a part of the language of 2010 but mean something different. Define the words as used in A Fire upon the Deep and compare those five words as to how they are currently used in the American English language.
2. How does the language of A Fire upon the Deep from that of 2010? Are there words you did not know from that time? What? How do you learn their meanings? What does it mean to grasp a the meaning of a word through its context? Can you do that in A Fire upon the Deep? Give an example of several words whose definition are made clear through the context of how the word is used.
3. There are ways of learning about a new world or time when reading a science fiction or fantasy novel. Discuss the ways you were able to understand the world of A Fire upon the Deep through its vocabulary. Did you have to look up any words?
4. Were there any words you never really understood from A Fire upon the Deep? Which ones?
Essay Topic 3
Johanna has been quite hostile at the beginning of her captivity, so the Queen orders her lodged next to her, where she can treat her wound and befriend her as a first step to studying her. Discuss the following:
1. How is the above situation with what the Queen does similar to the saying, "You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar."
2. Do you think the Queen's friendship and kindnesses produce positive results with Johanna? Why or why not?
3. Do you think in the "real" world befriending prisoners of war would actually be more useful than treating them cruelly? Why or why not?
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