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

2. According to the person taking Lanik to Nkumai, how many ambassadors are in Nkumai?
(a) Seven.
(b) One.
(c) Four.
(d) Three.

3. Who is the original settler of Nkumai?
(a) A physicist.
(b) An urban planner.
(c) A rebel spy.
(d) A doctor.

4. When Lanik is captured, he claims to be an ambassador. What land does he claim to be from?
(a) Nkumai.
(b) Bird.
(c) Allison.
(d) Mueller.

5. What two words describe the people aboard the slave ship?
(a) Sentimental and kind.
(b) Loving and kind.
(c) Cruel and loving.
(d) Cruel and sentimental.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Lanik get the knife he uses during his escape?

3. When Lanik flings himself into the ocean, what does he hope for?

4. Who is the highest official in Nkumai?

5. What is wrong with the meat served to Lanik by the slavers?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Lanik escape from his prison high in the trees?

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. What does Lanik's body do with all of the energy he is eating?

5. What does Mowa reveal about herself just before Lanik escapes?

6. When Lanik stays in an inn, he realizes just how great the poverty is in this land. How does he realize the extent of the poverty?

7. How are people in Nkumai known?

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

9. Why does Lanik claim to be from the land of Bird?

10. What does the young boy in the desert teach Lanik?

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