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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 nickname does Lanik use for his mother?

2. What people are on the ship that picks up Lanik?

3. Who is the protagonist's brother?

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

5. Upon arriving in Nkumai, where does the guide take Lanik?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is unique about a radical regenerative?

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

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

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

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

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

8. How are people in Nkumai known?

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

10. Why does Lanik flee to Ku Kuei?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Lanik has the opportunity to experience life in the country of his birth, and life in the country of his choosing.

a. Compare and contrast the living conditions in Mueller versus the living conditions in Britton. Include inhabitants, living conditions, pace of life, opportunities, and attitudes in your answer.

b. What are the biggest differences to Lanik between Mueller and Britton?

c. What, if anything, does Lanik like about Mueller?

d. What, if anything, does Lanik wish would change in Britton?

Essay Topic 2

When Lanik get hurts during the escape from Nkumai, his double regenerates from part of Lanik's intestine that spills onto the ground.

a. How does this situation test Lanik's moral strength?

b. In what ways does Lanik's double continue to affect Lanik's life even though Lanik has left his double behind?

c. How might the story change if Lanik brought his double with him? Explain your reasoning.

Essay Topic 3

Lanik enters Nkumai under the guise of being the ambassador from Bird. Just as Lanik is living under false pretenses, so to is Mwabao Mawa..

a. Compare and contrast these two characters.

b. How do these characters justify their false pretenses?

c. Which of these two characters is more justified in deceiving those around them? Why?

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