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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 illusion is destroyed when Lanik destroys the Ambassadors?

2. What does Lanik realize about himself as he prepares to leave Ku Kuei?

3. While growing up, who teaches Dinte's impostor to hate the Muellers?

4. When Lanik is attacked after being awakened in the night, what does Lanik do to his attacker?

5. What is so strange about Ku Kuei?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens when Lanik goes into quicktime?

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

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

5. Why does Lanik almost give up his vow of fidelity to Saranna?

6. Why does Lanik return to Mueller?

7. Describe the land of Britton.

8. Why does Lanik leave his horse with a stabler and make a hasty escape from Jones?

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

10. Lanik descends into the rock to better hear the voice, but when he returns to the surface, his father is afraid. Why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

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 visits a number of interesting and unique places as he travels throughout the lands. Pick any three places and describe each place in detail. Then, compare and contrast these three lands that you've chosen in terms of village layouts, talents, and skills acquired and used, and the characteristics of the inhabitants of each land.

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