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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. Who gave Leto the instrument he loves to play?
(a) Alia.
(b) Ghanima.
(c) Lady Jessica.
(d) Gurney Halleck.

2. What awaits Leto and Ghanima as they begin their journey toward the Golden Path?
(a) The Trial of Lives Past.
(b) The dangers of spice trances.
(c) The risk of being hunted and caught by non-believers.
(d) The Trial of Possession.

3. What visions does Leto experience?
(a) He sees buried sorrows and joys emerging.
(b) He hears conversations on many planets.
(c) He sees unprecedented wars.
(d) He has all of these visions.

4. Who does Alia believe The Preacher has infected?
(a) Leto.
(b) Lady Jessica.
(c) Ghanima.
(d) Stilgar.

5. What does Leto see in his vision that he describes to Stilgar?
(a) He leaves Arakis.
(b) He leads the Fremen to rebellion.
(c) None of these.
(d) He destroys spice production forever.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Irulan?

2. Who realizes that the assassination plot is against the twins, and not Alia?

3. Who are the main characters?

4. What planet are the twins Ghanima and Leto on in the beginning of the book?

5. Who says: "Power attracts the psychotics. Always. That's what we have to avoid within ourselves." ?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Idaho goes to carry out Alia's plan to abduct Lady Jessica?

2. What is the CHOAM?

3. Is the future as a setting an important part of science fiction as a genre? Could this science fiction novel take place in the past? What aspects of the story would have to be the same in order for it to remain a science fiction novel?

4. What happens to Ghanima when she invites her mother, Chani's persona-memory into her? Why does it happen?

5. Why does Alia feel alone? What makes her believe that she has no where to turn but inward? Why does she turn inward?

6. Why does Alia have to strengthen herself against "others"? What does she do in order to do that? Who are the "others"?

7. In the beginning of the story, we find out Ghanima, Leto, and Alia all share a unique characteristic. What is it? How does it differ between them?

8. Spice is an important theme through out the book. What is spice? How is it produced? What is it used for?

9. It is decided in this section that Alia is indeed Abomination. Why is that decision made? What did Alia do that sealed her fate as Abomination?

10. Why do the twins, Ghanima and Leto, not fear death? What impact does this have on their personalities?

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