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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. Who is the first person on the Sisu to speak to Thorby?

2. Who did Baslim say the message was for?

3. Why did Baslim never send Thorby out of the city?

4. Who did Thorby have to see?

5. Who is Dr. Samuel Renshaw?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened that Thorby wanted to be seen?

2. What is Dr.Mader's opinion of The People's freedom?

3. What does the captain do for Thorby?

4. How does the beggar get the boy home to his hole?

5. What is Joy Street?

6. Describe the gentleman that Thorby sees late one night.

7. Describe Captain Krausa.

8. In the ship's school what is the subject Thorby excelled at?

9. What makes Losian a safe planet?

10. Why is Mata traded to the El Nido?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Part 1) Describe the relationship between Thorby and Captain Krausa.

Part 2) How does Thorby's relationship with Captain Krausa differ from the relationship that Thorby had with Baslim?

Part 3) What seems to be Krausa's feelings toward Thorby? What does Kruasa do that shows these feelings?

Essay Topic 2

Part 1) Describe the roles of the men versus the roles of the women in the Free Trader culture.

Part 2) Is there any indication who is the true ruler of the house--men or women--in the Free Trader culture? Is it possible that neither is necessarily the end authority?

Essay Topic 3

Choose one of the following to write about.

Part 1) The Free Traders have a culture that is unique to themselves. Compare the culture found among the Free Traders to that of a real culture, present or past.

Part 2) Write a short story on the way that slavery began that fits into the story line of CITIZEN OF THE GALAXY.

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