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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 Emilio Sandoz wishing for as he paces nightly?

2. What does Supaari notice when a Runa midwife shows him his daughter?

3. What does Emilio name his new pet?

4. Why does Supaari place Emilio with Hlavin?

5. What reason does Emilio give Gina?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Supaari's connection to Emilio?

2. How did Emilio come to be on Giordano Bruno and what does Carlo tell him?

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

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

5. What does the Order do to Emilio about his resignation, what does he suggest to the mission team and what does Danny tell Emilio?

6. What does Ljaat-sa Kitheri tell Supaari about his daughter and how does he feel about it?

7. What does Hlavin claim about Supaari and what is the truth?

8. What does Edward Behr remind Emilio of and what does he tell Vincenzo in the prelude?

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

10. What does Sofia do when she locates the Magellan's lander and how do the Runa plan to aid her?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Whenever reading a science fiction or fantasy novel, one must become familiar with new terminology that explains concepts or technology that is not a part of the "real" world. In the case of Emilio s, much of the setting is not familiar to the reader, and there are new ideas and terms to learn. Discuss the following:

1. Find five terms that are a part of the world in CHILDREN OF GOD that occur in the "real" world but are used differently in the CHILDREN OF GOD world. Define the words as used in in the CHILDREN OF GOD world and compare those five words as to how they are currently used in the American English language.

2. There are ways of learning about a new world or time when reading a science fiction or fantasy novel. Discuss the ways you were able to understand the world of CHILDREN OF GOD. Did you have to look up any words? What does it mean to learn a word through its context? Do you have to do that in CHILDREN OF GOD? What word(s)?

4. Were there any words you never really understood from CHILDREN OF GOD? Which ones?

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

Theodicy, which is the belief that God is good and omnipotent in spite of there being evil or suffering is an important theme in CHILDREN OF GOD as is the concept of redemptive suffering. Vincenzo's faith has been greatly undermined and he needs to find meaning in Emilio's sufferings. before Sean insists on knowing why Emilio blames God rather than Satan for his misfortunes and demands that he, like Jesus, embrace suffering to find meaning.

1. Discuss reasons why some people might deny the existence of God because of the evil they see. Use examples from Children of God to illustrate your reasons.

2. What do you think is meant by redemptive suffering? Use examples from the text to support your answer.

3. How might someone like Sean believe a person could find a meaning for life in suffering? Use examples from the text to support your answer.

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