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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 is an expenditure of the business?

2. What did Colonel Bisby do after Thorby recited the code?

3. What role did Thorby get in the play?

4. What has the finest shipyards in the explored Galaxy?

5. What happened to Grandmother?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Thorby's idea concerning the investigation of the slave trade?

2. What is the history of the Sisu?

3. Who is Thorby identified to be?

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

5. What is the Gathering?

6. How were Thorby and his parents lost?

7. What is Baslim's theory on the slave trade?

8. What advice does Counselor Garsch give Thorby?

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

10. What do Weemsby and Bruder want Thorby to sign papers for?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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

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?

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