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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. How did Colonel Bisby get the complete message from Thorby?

2. How was Rudbek and Rudbek City connected?

3. Who greeted Thorby at Galactic Enterprises' field?

4. What was given to Thorby upon his birth?

5. Why was Thorby's acting rank stricken?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is the Gathering?

4. What does Thorby learn about Baslim?

5. What advice does Counselor Garsch give Thorby?

6. How were Thorby and his parents lost?

7. What does the judge say after listening to arguments?

8. What is the history of the Sisu?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There are several different characters that help Thorby out in different regards throughout the story.

Part 1) Compare the role of men in the story to the role of women in terms of how Thorby perceives them.

Part 2) Why are Baslim and Grandmother the only two Thorby is inspired by at the end of the story to continue his quest to end slavery?

Essay Topic 2

Baslim didn't tell Thorby of his past or current mission.

Part 1) Speculate on why Baslim didn't tell Thorby the story of his past or the mission.

Part 2) How would Thorby's own story have been different if he had known the truth of what Baslim had been up to and who he was?

Essay Topic 3

Baslim had been reluctant to use hypnosis on Thorby but eventually did in order to help Thorby be rid of the nightmares.

Part 1) Explain the role that hypnotism played in the story and why Baslim seemed to be opposed to the use of it.

Part 2) If hypnosis could be used in real life with the certainty that it was used in the story, what problems would come form its use? What benefits?

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