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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. Where does Jessica find Lady Margot's greeting?

2. Of what does Jessica think Paul has an awareness?

3. With whom do the Fremen say Halleck is?

4. What are mathematical geniuses called?

5. How old is Paul?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Paul think about while he pretends to be asleep?

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

3. Describe how Paul and Jessica manage to escape.

4. Summarize the third section.

5. Describe the test that Mohiam puts Paul through to see if he is human.

6. Describe the fight Paul has with the hunter seeker.

7. Why is Leto depressed?

8. Describe the Law of the Minimum.

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

10. What message does Jessica receive during the dinner party?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Dune is accused of not representing a woman's role in a positive light. How do they think woman's role in society has changed since the sixties? Is the change good or bad? What do the students think brought about the change? Were there positive elements to a woman's role in 1960s America?

Essay Topic 2

Frank Herbert is a American writer responsible for one of the greatest science fiction series of the 20th century. Examine Herbert's life. What kind of upbringing did he have? What kind of education? What were the major themes of his work? Why do you think Herbert's novels were so relevant in the mid-twentieth century and continue to be relevant today?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the novel's plot structure.

1) What is the premise of the novel? Does Herbert stick closely to the premise?

2) What problems do the characters have to solve? How do they solve them?

3) Do you think the book concludes satisfactorily?

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