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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. Who takes Scytale out of the no-ship occasionally?

2. What do the Bene Gesserit use to administer the Spice Agony?

3. What place is having an "Indian Summer" when Odrade visits on page 227?

4. What killed Dortujla's companions as reported on page 324?

5. With whom does Sheeana Share on page 338?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the relationship between Duncan Idaho and Murbella change after the Spice Agony?

2. As Odrade reveals in a soliloquy on page 375, how do the Honored Matres train their recruits?

3. Toward the end of this section, what role does Teg take up? Why?

4. What does the Great Honored Matre intend to accomplish by serving Odrade wine, and what actually happens?

5. On pages 298-299, why does Odrade disapprove of Murbella's training exercises?

6. Describe Sheeana's quarters.

7. On pages 368-369, why is the Rabbi upset?

8. On page 285, why does Odrade speak to Scytale in his own language?

9. Why does Bellonda visit Duncan Idaho while Odrade is traveling away from Central?

10. Describe the no-chamber and its inhabitants.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the significance of Daniel and Marty in the novel.

Essay Topic 2

Explore the assumption of power in the Honored Matre society, and compare and contrast it with that of the Bene Gesserit society.

Essay Topic 3

Explain the significance of the seabird that Odrade sees in the desert.

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