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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 programmed to fly a labyrinth of tunnels to reach the Valley of the Time Tombs?

2. Aenea's father is the cloned cyprid of ____________.

3. What does de Soya and his crew decide will not work on them when meeting Aenea a second time?

4. Where does de Soya order Gregorius and his men to meet him?

5. What does Raul refuse to do even with the priest's insistence?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Aenea want to travel to a Web world?

2. What happens the second time Aenea and de Soya meet?

3. Who is Martin Silenus?

4. Where is de Soya summoned in Chapter 28?

5. What do Raul and his crew do during their week on the ship in Chapter 21?

6. What happens when de Soya awakens on the ship St. Thomas Akira?

7. What happens when a priest visits Raul the day of his trial?

8. What happens when Captain de Soya's crew finds Aenea's ship?

9. Discuss the introduction of the Shrike.

10. What events lead to Raul being sentenced to death?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Poetry holds a focus in the novel involving the John Keats poem, Endymion. What does this poem represent? What connection does the poem have to Raul?

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast Aenea's crew with that of De Soya's crew. How are they alike? What main differences do they have? Why are the similarities and differences important to understand?

Essay Topic 3

Time periods play a prominent role in the novel when Raul is said to be born in the year 3099 A.D. What role do time periods play in the novel? How do time periods connect to ideas that are discussed throughout the novel?

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