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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How big is the cell on the ship in which Lanik is imprisoned?
(a) Two meters wide.
(b) Three meters wide.
(c) One meter wide.
(d) Four meters wide.

2. Why do the crew members try to discourage Lanik from demanding to go above-board?
(a) Because those taken above-board walk the plank.
(b) Because those taken above-board are beaten.
(c) Because those taken above-board are deceived.
(d) Because those taken above-board are ridiculed.

3. After the assassination attempt on the main character, where does the main character flee to?
(a) Ku Kuei.
(b) Allison.
(c) Nkumai.
(d) Mueller.

4. Upon arriving in Nkumai, where does the guide take Lanik?
(a) To the home of the elite guard.
(b) To the customs office.
(c) To the guide's home.
(d) To the home of the land's highest official.

5. As a result of his condition, what happens to the main character when he meets with his father?
(a) He is disowned.
(b) He is worshipped.
(c) He is enslaved.
(d) He is crowned.

6. Why is the person Lanik meets afraid, at first, to help him?
(a) There are penalties for aiding and abetting felons.
(b) There have been robbers in the area.
(c) Lanik looks scruffy and dangerous.
(d) The person is under surveillance.

7. Who is the highest official in Nkumai?
(a) Mwabao.
(b) President.
(c) Ensel.
(d) Saranna.

8. What best describes the 'Lanik and Lanik" chapter?
(a) An abbreviated history of the planet.
(b) An extended chase scene.
(c) A foreshadowing extravaganza.
(d) An extended political rant.

9. What secret does Lanik hold that enables him to make his escape?
(a) Lanik is a regenerative.
(b) Lanik has loosened the bonds.
(c) Lanik has bribed the guards.
(d) Lanik is a magician.

10. What is the name of the story's protagonist?
(a) Saranna.
(b) Ensel.
(c) Dinte.
(d) Lanik.

11. What is wrong with the meat served to Lanik by the slavers?
(a) The meat is undercooked.
(b) The meat is overcooked.
(c) The meat is maggoty.
(d) The meat is grisly.

12. How does Lanik escape from prison?
(a) Lanik escapes using the bird nets.
(b) Lanik escapes using the ladders.
(c) Lanik escapes using the ropes.
(d) Lanik escapes using the parachute.

13. Of the currency tendered on the planet, what is the most valuable form of currency?
(a) Iron.
(b) Diamonds.
(c) Pulp.
(d) Sugar cane.

14. As the story opens, what condition is the main character facing?
(a) Specific regeneration.
(b) Radical regeneration.
(c) Superficial regeneration.
(d) Racial regeneration.

15. As the main character prepares to leave his homeland, what does he notice being kept in pens?
(a) Untamed lions.
(b) Radical regeneratives.
(c) Livestock.
(d) Convicted felons.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lanik realize as he watches the people who make their home in the desert?

2. While Lanik sleeps in this person's house, who comes looking for Lanik?

3. In Mueller, Lanik's prison cell visitor takes him to see which person?

4. What is unique about the captain of the slave ship?

5. According to what Lanik learns from his visitor, who rules Mueller?

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