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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 so strange about Ku Kuei?

2. As Lanik prepares to leave Ku Kuei, how is he treated by the inhabitants of the land?

3. What does Lanik see coming down the street while he is in quicktime in Jones?

4. In Britton, what is a person who tends sheep called?

5. Where does Lanik instruct the impostor to meet him in order to discuss the truth in a private setting?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Lanik goes into quicktime?

2. Why are the Schwartzes hesitant to help Lanik in his quest?

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

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

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

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

7. As Lanik leaves Schwartz after asking for help, why is Lanik despondent?

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

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

10. After seeing Mwabao Mawa in Jones, what does Lanik realize about Mawa?

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

One of the main themes in this novel involves deceptive appearances.

a. Identify three characters that use deceptive appearances to further their interests.

b. Why do these characters rely on deception?

c. What is the outcome for these characters? Were they successful or would they have been more successful if they had not been deceptive? Explain your answer.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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