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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. Where does Lanik leave the slave ship?

2. How big is the cell on the ship in which Lanik is imprisoned?

3. What is the currency on the planet?

4. After leaving the castle in Mueller, where does the group of four head to?

5. In Mueller, Lanik's prison cell visitor takes him to see which person?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What makes Nkumai so frightening to Lanik?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Compare and contrast the characteristics and roles of the Andersons and the Schwartzes in the story.

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast Lanik's beliefs and loyalties at the following points in the story.

a. When Lanik is still the heir apparent living in Mueller.

b. After Lanik is disinherited and banished to Nkumai.

c. When Lanik learns of his double's killing and destroying of lands, and of the blame others wrongly place on Lanik.

d. After Lanik returns to Ku Kuei to be reunited with Saranna.

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