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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. While in the castle in Mueller, whose throat does Lanik slit?

2. Why does Lanik ask for this particular thing after being challenged by the young boy?

3. Why does Lanik eventually prepare to leave the desert people?

4. What two words describe the people aboard the slave ship?

5. After receiving a gift from the Earth, what must one do?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How are people in Nkumai known?

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

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

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

7. Describe Mwabao Mawa.

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

9. What is unique about a radical regenerative?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When Lanik is banished from Mueller, his departure has significant consequences on many levels. Discuss what these consequences are, which characters are mildly affected, and which characters are most prominently affected. How do the characters' lives change?

Essay Topic 2

One of the main themes in this novel involves deceptive appearances.

a. Identify three characters that use deceptive appearances to further their interests.

b. Why do these characters rely on deception?

c. What is the outcome for these characters? Were they successful or would they have been more successful if they had not been deceptive? Explain your answer.

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the characteristics, roles, loyalties, and agendas of the following regions in the story:

a. Gill.

b. Jones.

c. Allison.

d. Britton.

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