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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. What is the currency on the planet?

2. After the assassination attempt on the main character, where does the main character flee to?

3. What must Lanik do as a result of receiving his gift from the Earth?

4. What do the people of Nkumai do first thing every morning?

5. How does the Family first receive regenerative powers?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How are people in Nkumai known?

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

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

6. What is unique about a radical regenerative?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast Lanik and Ensel Mueller.

a. How are the two characters similar? How are they different?

b. Compare the role of relationships in each of their lives. How was each character affected by his relationships - both positively and negatively?

Essay Topic 2

Throughout the book, the conflict between reality and illusion plays out.

a. Identify three scenarios in which reality and illusion are at odds. What is the impact of this conflict on the situation and on the characters involved?

b. How can the conflict between reality and illusion be explained? Can the two ever co-exist? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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