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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. Which wife of Mueller is Lanik's mother?

2. Why is the person helping Lanik finally willing to help him?

3. As Lanik travels away from the desert people, he requests clothes and is asked his name. What happens when Lanik tells people who he is?

4. What does Lanik demand from the captain of the slave ship?

5. How does Lanik escape from prison?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. When Lanik comes to after passing out in the desert, what does the group of men surrounding him ask?

3. 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?

4. Why does Lanik flee to Ku Kuei?

5. What is unique about a radical regenerative?

6. What does Mowa reveal about herself just before Lanik escapes?

7. There are only a few ambassadors in Nkumai. Why?

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

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

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

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

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

Lanik's journey parallels many people's journey from adolescence into adulthood. Examine how Lanik's journey parallels the journey from adolescence to adulthood, and provide examples of each stage in Lanik's journey. Be sure to examine his journey using the entire novel from beginning to end.

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