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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. Who summons Paul to his father's side?

2. Where does Paul sleep in the conference room?

3. Where does Halleck have a scar?

4. Why does Jessica think Dr. Yueh talks with vehemence about the Harkonnens?

5. How many people does Idaho estimate the cave complex holds?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Mohim and Jessica say about Paul in private?

2. What is the only way to kill worms?

3. Summarize the third section.

4. Summarize the second section.

5. Describe Paul's sense of the future at this point in the story.

6. What does Jessica notice about Paul's face at the end of book 1?

7. What does Jessica see on the landscape?

8. Describe Dr. Yueh.

9. What is the message that Lady Fenring leaves for Jessica?

10. Summarize the fourth section.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Herbet wrote Dune in the 1960's. Think about the world and in particular America during this period and discuss whether the book reflects what was happening.

1) What are the book's themes? Do they relate to America's political or social environment at that time? If so how?

2) Is Herbert's vision a direct result of what was happening in the world at that time? Have any of Herbert's ideas come true?

Essay Topic 2

Dune is part of the science fiction genre.

1) What are the conventions of the science fiction genre in terms of character, language and plot?

2) In what way does Dune break new ground in the science fiction genre?

Essay Topic 3

Choose one of the characters from the novel.

1) What is the character's background.

2) What is the character's motivation and goals?

3) What do you think the character adds to the story? How would the story change if the character was taken away?

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