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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 did Thorby's brother on the Sisu send him before lift off?

2. What did Colonel Bisby order for Captain Krausa?

3. How does Grandfather Bradley describe himself?

4. How was Thorby identified?

5. What was Thorby's father investigating when he went missing?

Short Essay Questions

1. At the Gathering what does Captain Krausa discover that changes Thorby's life?

2. What does Thorby confide in Leda?

3. What leads Captain Bisby to discover who Thoby's blood relatives are?

4. What does Thorby do to hurry the search for his blood family?

5. What is the trade on Woolamurra?

6. What makes Woolamurra ideal if Thorby no longer wants to be a trader?

7. How were Thorby and his parents lost?

8. What qualifications did it take to be in the Guard?

9. What is the history of the Sisu?

10. What is Thorby's plan to escape his family bodyguards?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Thorby has relationships with several different females throughout the story.

Part 1: What role do these relationships play in the story? In Thorby's life?

Part 2: Is it possible that Thorby cared for any of these girls enough to have married them under different circumstances? Explain your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Education is highly enforced by Baslim in the story.

Part 1) What is the reason that Baslim pushes Thorby so hard to be educated?

Part 2) How would the story have differed had Baslim had no education?

Essay Topic 3

Grandmother is a very strong figure although she is seen for a limited time.

Part 1) How does Grandmother's role for Thorby change for him from the first time he stepped on the ship to when Grandmother dies?

Part 2) Describe Grandmother's personality. Is there any indication that she truly cares for Thorby? Explain.

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