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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 happened when Thorby left his bunk?

2. Why did Auntie tell Thorby to hide?

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

4. What did Baslim use to help Thorby remember the message?

5. What is Auntie Singham's profession?

Short Essay Questions

1. What news does Thorby receive when seeing the fortune teller on Joy Street?

2. In his new family what must Thorby learn to address them correctly?

3. What makes Losian a safe planet?

4. Describe what Thorby bought sightseeing on Lorsian.

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

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

7. Who is Thorby's mentor on the ship and what is his rank?

8. What are Thorby's sleeping habits?

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

10. Who bought lot ninety-seven, and how?

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

Baslim chose to commit suicide rather than be questioned.

Part 1) What does it reveal about Baslim that he would rather take poison than be questioned by the police?

Part 2) Why did the police choose to 'shorten' Baslim even though he was already dead?

Essay Topic 3

Part 1) Describe Garsch's character given what is seen in the story.

Part 2) What is likely to be Garsch's future involvement with Thorby?

Part 3) What about Garsch's character was the most helpful to Thorby and his endeavors?

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