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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. With how many troops does Hlavin march?

2. What does Sofia recall as Supaari falls to the ground dying?

3. What causes Sofia's passive resistance to turn to rebellion?

4. What eventually happens to Runa traitors?

5. What does Emilio believe about Ha'anala's baby?

Short Essay Questions

1. What kind of music does Bruno pick up in 2070-73, why does Emilio agree to listen to it and what does he say about it?

2. What does Emilio do as Ha'anala dies and after she dies?

3. What angers Puska about Hlavin and what does she know about Ha'anala's fate?

4. What does Sean want to know from Emilio as they talk of God on the Bruno and what does Sean say Emilio must do about his misfortune?

5. What does Laaks tell Emilio about Ha'anala and what is Emilio's response?

6. What kind of solution does Danny come up with for the Jana'ata problem?

7. Describe Nico's reaction to the music the Bruno picks up and how he and Emilio decide to be friends.

8. What do the humans do to keep the Gayjur government from finding them and what does Nico do instead?

9. What does Rakhat look like when the men first step off the Bruno and what happens to Carlo immediately?

10. What happens to Bruno in 2047 on the way to Rakhat?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the following:

1. What do you think are the characteristics of a successful novel?

2. Analyze and discuss CHILDREN OF GOD based upon the criteria you decide upon in #1 and judge if CHILDREN OF GOD is a successful novel. Explain your rationale with specific examples.

3. Do you think the fact that CHILDREN OF GOD falls within the science fiction genre changes the criteria upon which its success should be judged? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

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.

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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