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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 are the Ambassadors?

2. Where are the great illusionists and deceivers from?

3. Who does Lanik argue at length with while in Schwartz?

4. Who teaches Dinte's impostor the secrets of illusion?

5. How long does it take the impostor to make his way into the agreed-upon meeting room?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Lanik do while staying in Jones?

2. Describe the sound Lanik hears when he listens for the voice of the rock.

3. How do the Nkumai treat Lanik's double when they first find him?

4. Why do the people of Gill react so harshly when Lanik arrives in their town?

5. What does Lanik reveal to his father upon returning to the surface after his descent into the rock?

6. When Lanik confronts the captain of the guard in Gill, what does Lanik tell him?

7. What does Lanik learn in quicktime about the beautiful cottage on the beach near Anderson?

8. When Lanik realizes the deception taking place in the throne room, why does he not kill the impostors?

9. Who does Lanik realize is actually sitting on the throne in Mueller?

10. Why does Lanik become a legend in Britton?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast Lanik at the beginning and end of the story. How does Lanik's personality and character change as the story progresses? How does Lanik's role in world events change? How do the different places he visits change him? Provide examples from the story to support your answer.

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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