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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which character discusses her father on page 1?
(a) Odrade.
(b) Sheeana.
(c) Tamalane.
(d) Bellonda.

2. Who eats with the acolytes on page 115?
(a) Murbella.
(b) Odrade.
(c) Logno.
(d) Duncan Idaho.

3. Whom does the Great Honored Matre kill on page 172?
(a) Rebecca.
(b) Odrade.
(c) Lucilla.
(d) Bellonda.

4. What does the Great Honored Matre give Lucilla to drink on page 110?
(a) Water.
(b) Wine.
(c) Poison.
(d) Stimtea.

5. About whose vote does Odrade specifically inquire on page 177?
(a) Praska's.
(b) Dortujla's.
(c) Bellonda's.
(d) Jessica's.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old are the orchards?

2. On what planet do the Jews live?

3. What was the name of Odrade's adoptive mother?

4. Which Bene Gesserit is chosen as an ambassador to the Jews?

5. Who serves as Teg's companion around Central?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do the Bene Gesserit keep the orchards? What challenges do they face in doing so?

2. Describe the Great Honored Matre's pet.

3. What is Dortujla's place in Bene Gesserit society, and how did she get there?

4. Describe Duncan Idaho's living arrangements.

5. What effect does melange have on Odrade?

6. Describe the Jewish society in this novel.

7. Why does Odrade eat with the acolytes?

8. What happens during Sharing, and what is the method?

9. What is Sheeana's role in Bene Gesserit society? Explain.

10. Why do the Bene Gesserit not approve of democracy?

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