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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 extra minutes should the thumper give them?

2. How many gladiatorial slaves has Feyd-Rautha killed?

3. Why is Paul fearful?

4. How many deciliters of water does the pool hold?

5. What announces it is time to move to the arena?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe Stilgar's style of leadership.

3. Summarize the third section of book 2.

4. How does Jessica react to sense sharing with Paul?

5. What does the Baron learn from Hawat in part 3 section 1?

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

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

8. Summarize book 3, section 2.

9. What is Paul's physical state after he drinks the spice?

10. What is Paul's plan to defeat the Hakonnen forces?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Herbert use dialogue in the book? Is the dialogue realistic? Do the students think the dialogue is more about style then characterization? Do they think almost every word a person speaks in the novel is designed to have an effect on the story?

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 Herbert's writing style.

1) What are the elements of writing style?

2) What is Herbert's writing style?

3) What meaning does Herbert's style give to the book?

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