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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After he reaches the ground, what leaks out of Lanik and falls on the ground?
(a) Part of Lanik's spleen.
(b) Part of Lanik's heart.
(c) Part of Lanik's intestine.
(d) Part of Lanik's stomach.

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

3. Who is taking Lanik to Nkumai?
(a) Guide.
(b) Sorcerer.
(c) Teacher.
(d) Traveler.

4. Who does Lanik meet as he travels to Ku Kuei?
(a) A young boy.
(b) An old lady.
(c) A young woman.
(d) An angry soldier.

5. What people are on the ship that picks up Lanik?
(a) Rebels.
(b) Traders.
(c) Slavers.
(d) Nkumaians.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When Lanik is captured, he claims to be an ambassador. What land does he claim to be from?

3. What is the name of the land in which the inhabitants live high in the trees?

4. Upon arriving in Nkumai, where does the guide take Lanik?

5. As the group of four leaves Mueller, what does the old soldier take with him?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the process of giving someone "grief."

2. What does the old soldier hope that Lanik will learn from the books the soldier has?

3. Why do the captain and crew eventually beg Lanik for mercy?

4. As Lanik languishes in his cell, he has a visitor. What is Lanik's visitor absolutely sure of?

5. What does Lanik figure out while he is being held below deck on the slave ship?

6. Describe Mwabao Mawa.

7. What has the old soldier done to disrupt the trade involving the radical regeneratives?

8. There are only a few ambassadors in Nkumai. Why?

9. The group of men in the desert "heals" Lanik. What is the result of the group's healing?

10. What does Father ask Lanik to discover as part of his new role?

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