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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 many deciliters of water does the pool hold?

2. What does the color black mean?

3. What is the name of the new religious leader on Arrakis?

4. What are maker hooks?

5. What two colors are on the Atriedes banner?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Paul's prescience show him in chapter 3, section 3?

2. Why do the Fremen deliver spice quotas to the free traders?

3. Describe Feyd Rautha's appearance at the gladiatorial fight?

4. Describe Stilgar's style of leadership.

5. What does Stilgar say the Fremen plan to do?

6. Summarize book 3, section 2.

7. What is Hawat's plan concerning the state of Fed's Rautha's opponent?

8. What has Paul achieved in the two leaders who has been with the Fremen tribe?

9. What happens to Jessica's unborn daughter when Jessica is ordained as Reverend Mother?

10. What mistakes does Jessica admits that she has made in regards to her son?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is global warming? How does it affect the earth's environment? Why do some people turn a blind eye to global warming? How much would we have to change our lives to improve the environment?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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