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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 name of the story's protagonist?

2. How does Lanik feel about his mother?

3. As a result of his condition, what happens to the main character when he meets with his father?

4. After he reaches the ground, what leaks out of Lanik and falls on the ground?

5. According to the person taking Lanik to Nkumai, how many ambassadors are in Nkumai?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is unique about a radical regenerative?

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

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

6. Describe Dinte's character.

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

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

9. Why does Lanik flee to Ku Kuei?

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

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.

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

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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