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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 earth people does Sean see an analogy to with the Runa and the Jana'ata?

2. For what is Emilio training?

3. Who does Sofia wish would return to her camp?

4. What does Sofia tell Emilio about the Jana'ata?

5. What does Emilio tell Sofia is the reason he left the priesthood?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do Isaac and Ha'anala stay in a Jana'ata camp? What message does Ha'anala send Sofia?

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

3. What does Suukmel recall about God and the three different species on Rakhat that Ha'anala told her?

4. What does Emilio think about Isaac's music and what does he want?

5. Describe the fight between Supaari and Hlavin.

6. What do the crew see on Rakhat when Bruno enters orbit and what do they hear? What does Joseba say about it?

7. What does Emilio do to avoid nightmares and what does he do when he sees himself dead?

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

9. What does Sofia assume about Issac and what does she say to Emilio? How does she feel about her actions and the Jana'ata?

10. At the end of his life, what does Danny say about the crew on Bruno and what he thinks about his destiny?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss one of the following:

1. Thoroughly analyze how the setting informs the plot in CHILDREN OF GOD.

2. Trace and analyze one major theme of CHILDREN OF GOD. How is the theme represented by symbolism? By the characters' behaviors? By the action?

3. Trace and analyze two secondary themes of CHILDREN OF GOD. How are the themes represented by symbolism? By the characters' behaviors? By the action?

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