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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 room do the impostor and Lanik end up meeting in?

2. According to the Schwartzes, what is a great moral sacrifice?

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

4. What is the result of Saranna's learning the Ku Kuei's secret?

5. What is Lanik's attacker planning to use to kill Lanik?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Lanik able to escape from the grave that the people of Gill have buried him in?

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

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

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

5. What does Lanik do while staying in Jones?

6. What happens when Lanik goes into quicktime?

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

8. Describe the land of Britton.

9. Why does Lanik become a legend in Britton?

10. Why is Lanik able to help Vran when she goes into labor?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When regeneratives gather and become overwhelmed with grief, they always complete a specific grieving ritual.

a. Describe the regeneratives' grief ritual.

b. Why do they conduct this ritual in this manner?

c. What do they accomplish by participating in this ritual?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Compare and contrast the characteristics, roles, loyalties, and agendas of the following regions in the story:

a. Gill.

b. Jones.

c. Allison.

d. Britton.

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