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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. 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.

2. Why does Lanik eventually prepare to leave the desert people?
(a) Lanik misses Saranna.
(b) Lanik realizes he is not growing as a person.
(c) Lanik is afraid of his new-found powers.
(d) Lanik realizes he must return to help his father.

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

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

5. When Lanik is returned to his homeland and charged with a number of crimes, what is Lanik's sentence for committing these crimes?
(a) Community restoration.
(b) Death.
(c) Life imprisonment.
(d) Probation.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is taking Lanik to Nkumai?

2. Which wife of Mueller is Lanik's mother?

3. According to the person taking Lanik to Nkumai, how many ambassadors are in Nkumai?

4. How does the Family first receive regenerative powers?

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. Describe Mwabao Mawa.

3. When Lanik finally comes to after collapsing in the desert, what occurs to help him realize that he may not die?

4. What makes Nkumai so frightening to Lanik?

5. Why does Lanik not sever his thumbs in order to escape the cruel bonds?

6. What is unique about a radical regenerative?

7. After escaping the castle, what does Lanik learn about his double?

8. Why is Lanik finally accepted into the old lady's house?

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

10. Why does Lanik wish he had chosen a particular land when demanding his freedom from the slavers?

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