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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. When Lanik is in his prison cell in Mueller, who comes to visit him?

2. Who visits Lanik just before he escapes?

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

4. When Lanik comes to after collapsing in the desert, a young boy is near him. What is the young boy's name?

5. As he is making his escape, how does Lanik become wounded?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why do the Nkumai bind their prisoners' hands with cruel bonds?

4. What is unique about a radical regenerative?

5. What makes Nkumai so frightening to Lanik?

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

7. Why does Lanik flee to Ku Kuei?

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

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

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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

a. Gill.

b. Jones.

c. Allison.

d. Britton.

Essay Topic 3

Banishment to the planet Treason is a particularly severe punishment because Treason has no iron. Discuss the role of iron in the story. What is it used for? What is it traded for? How does iron drive the plot? Give examples to support your answer.

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