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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 the Typhoon Struggle?

2. What does Leto recall as he waits for night outside Jacurutu?

3. Where is House Corrino located?

4. Who does Leto find in the desert while planning his next steps?

5. What will Ghanima do if she is betrothed to Farad'n?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Leto allow to cover him in the sand? Why?

2. How could Ghanima be used to unite the warring Corrino and Atreides Houses? Who would like to see the Houses united?

3. What does Leto accomplish by summoning both Gurney Halleck and Namri and speaking to them about his visions? Who does he vow to cooperate with?

4. How does Leto convince The Preacher of who he is?

5. Why does Ghanima hate Farad'n so much? Are her feelings warranted? Why or why not?

6. How is it that Sabiha and Leto have both come to be at Shuloch again?

7. Who does Halleck discover is truly behind Leto's capture? What does he do as a result?

8. What transpires between Idaho and Alia when he returns to her?

9. Why won't Leto allow Paul to wander in the desert to die?

10. What plan does Alia propose to Ghanima while holding her captive? What is Ghanima's response? How does Irulan respond to their plan?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Leto faces a much tougher role in carrying out the Golden Path than he first anticipated. He has information that Paul Muad'Dib is still alive. Information he did not share with his sister before they carried out their plan to separate. Why didn't he share this information with her? How does this information change his plans? What does he know needs to be done in order to save humanity? Does he feel he will be remembered as a villain or a hero? Does this factor into his decisions?

Essay Topic 2

Describe in detail the role of spice in this story. How is it produced? Why? Who does it effect? Why does it play such an important role in the book?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the role of the Bene Gesserit Sisterhood in the story. Who are they? What do they believe? Why do they play such a central role in the book?

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