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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 was the name of the neighborhood that was not under curfew?

2. What did Mother Shaum leave her house in before curfew?

3. Who financed the beggar to purchase lot ninety-seven?

4. What is tattooed on Thorby after his manumission?

5. Why did Baslim send Thorby to the shipyards?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What message does Thorby give to the captain, and how is it believable?

3. Under hypnosis, what does Baslim learn about Thorby?

4. What did Thorby learn of the begging trade?

5. What does the beggar do with the boy when he gets to his home?

6. Once outside in the hallways of the ship what does Thorby discover?

7. What makes Losian a safe planet?

8. Who does "the man" turn out to be?

9. What was some unspoken rules that Thorby kept?

10. Describe what Thorby bought sightseeing on Lorsian.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose one of the following to write about.

Part 1) Why did Mother Shaum choose to help Thorby?

Part 2) Why did Chief Office, Mother, from the Sisu send Thorby a large sum of money after Thorby had left?

Part 3) How does Thorby react to large sums of money as compared to the money he received from begging? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

Thorby's uncle has Thorby and Leda followed and most of the house where Thorby is staying is bugged.

Part 1) Does this seem excessive? Explain why or why not and to what degree it seems excessive.

Part 2) What does it show about Uncle John's character to know that he has had everywhere bugged?

Essay Topic 3

Part 1) Describe Thorby's relationship with Baslim.

Part 2) Do Thorby's feelings about Baslim change any after he learns about Baslim's past life and current missions?

Part 3) What is Baslim's attitude toward Thorby? What does he do that shows his feelings about Thorby?

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