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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. Why does Supaari place Emilio with Hlavin?

2. What does Celestina bring Emilio?

3. Who decides to marry after a family vacation?

4. How long would it take for a ship to reach Rakhat?

5. How long has it been since Bruno has fled with a drugged Emilio when Chapter 18 opens?

Short Essay Questions

1. What helps Sofia accept her fate on Rakhat?

2. What does Sofia do at first when she is stuck on Rakhat, how does that activity change and what happens with Emilio that she doesn't know?

3. What does Gina do about Emilio canceling their Fridays together? What is Emilio's response?

4. Who does Vincenzo bring to Emilio's apartment to visit him, what does he say and what is Emilio's response?

5. What does Emilio ask Gina about Sofia, what does Gina want him to do about it, what is Emilio's response and what does he want Gina to do?

6. What does Supaari do about his daughter when he leaves his mother's house?

7. Who finds Sofia when Isaac is four and what does he say?

8. What message does Suukmel send to Hlavin?

9. What are Frans' views on God and the human condition?

10. How is Emilio studying radio data from Rakhat and what is he doing with his own life?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Children of God, it is hard to know who is the "good" guy versus the "bad" guy. Discuss one of the following:

1. Name two groups/factions/individuals who are untrustworthy and analyze their actions and impact upon the plot throughout CHILDREN OF GOD. How far into the book does it take to separate the untrustworthy from those who can be trusted?

2. Name two groups/factions/individuals who are trustworthy and analyze their actions and impact upon the plot throughout Children of God.

3. Are there some characters who can be trustworthy at times and not trustworthy at other times? Who? Why do they vacillate?

Essay Topic 2

In CHILDREN OF GOD there are sentient beings besides humans.

1. List and describe all the sentient, non-human beings.

2. Do you think most of the the non-human, sentient beings are accorded lesser status by the humans? Are they inferior to human beings?

3. Are there any characters who seem to accord the non-human, sentient beings equal status with their own? Who? If not, why not?

Essay Topic 3

The time this novel takes place about sixty years in the future. Discuss the following:

1. Do you think technology in "real life" will have advanced as far as it has in CHILDREN OF GOD in fifty years? Do you think it will have advanced further? Explain thoroughly with examples.

2. What do you think are the difficulties of creating a setting far into the future? What are the advantages?

3. Many science fiction novels written in the early 20th century actually "predicts" some technology that is commonplace during the first decade of the 21st century. Research some early science fiction novels and discuss how much of the "pretend" technology is actually "real" now. How you think Napoleon Hill's belief that "what man can conceive and believe, man can achieve" can explain how technology in early science fiction is now a reality?

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