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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who are the Runa?
(a) The extinct species on Rakhat.
(b) The placid residents of Rakhat.
(c) The aliens who have overrun Rakhat.
(d) The only sentient being on Rakhat.

2. How long has the new crew been training when Candotti visits Sandoz?
(a) A few weeks.
(b) Years.
(c) Months.
(d) They have not yet started.

3. How is Carlo controlling Emilio?
(a) By threatening to kill all the Runa when they arrive on Rakhat.
(b) By threatening to harm Gina back on Earth.
(c) Through keeping him drugged all the time.
(d) By threatening to kill John if Emilio does not cooperate.

4. Who is Vincenzo Giuliani?
(a) The Pope.
(b) An elderly priest who is blind and no longer works.
(c) The Pope's chatelaine.
(d) The Jesuit Father General.

5. With whom is Gina in love?
(a) Emilio.
(b) Carlo.
(c) Antonio.
(d) No one.

6. Why is all lost for Supaari?
(a) Leaving the colony.
(b) A second mating.
(c) Arguing with Hlavin.
(d) Killing his wife.

7. Who is Jholaa?
(a) Hlavin's protector.
(b) Hlavin's daughter.
(c) Hlavin's sister.
(d) Hlavin's wife.

8. How many others do not survive the journey to Rakhat with Sandoz?
(a) 40.
(b) 22.
(c) 2.
(d) 17.

9. What does Sandoz ask of Cardotti?
(a) To kill Sandoz.
(b) Money.
(c) Help in signing his resignation from the Order and the priesthood.
(d) Absolution.

10. What does Gina abide by concerning Emilio?
(a) His refusal to speak in the Pakhat languages.
(b) His repeated attempts at moving to England.
(c) His disagreeing openly with the Pope.
(d) His canceling the usual Friday visits.

11. Who returns all the rich gifts Hlavin sends?
(a) Supraai.
(b) Sofia.
(c) Taksayu.
(d) Suukmel.

12. What does Issac resemble at age 2?
(a) His father.
(b) A Sufi master.
(c) A Buddha.
(d) A Zen master.

13. What will Carlo do if Emilio helps establish commerce?
(a) Help the Runa in their fight against the Jana'ata.
(b) Allow John and Celestina to return to Earth immediately.
(c) Make sure Gina is well set for life financially.
(d) Send Emilio back to Earth on the first trading vessel to return.

14. What helps Sofia accept her fate without emotion?
(a) Her faith in God.
(b) She is actually very emotional.
(c) Her upbringing as a child.
(d) Her certainty that she is right.

15. What does Supaari do for the H'earth and Hlavin Kitheri?
(a) Teach them his language.
(b) Show them how to plant crops.
(c) Show them how to fight.
(d) Serve as a liaision.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who are the Jana'ata?

2. When is Emilio beaten on the trip to Rakhat?

3. Of what does Giuliani speak to Sandoz?

4. What is Emilio Sandoz wishing for as he paces nightly?

5. What does Hlavin claim?

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