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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. In Chapter 11, Aenea will be arriving in _____________.

2. Whom does Aenea learn has a ship capable of unimaginable speed?

3. What is programmed to fly a labyrinth of tunnels to reach the Valley of the Time Tombs?

4. Whom does Aenea open a communication line to when Gregorious and his men attach themselves to Aenea's ship?

5. If de Soya stuns Aenea and her crew, Aenea warns him that ____________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What mission does Raul receive from Silenus?

2. What is the Swiss Guard?

3. What does Raul find in an abandoned tower?

4. How does Raul escape execution?

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

6. Discuss the introduction of the Shrike.

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

8. What is the Pax's plan when Aenea arrives?

9. Where is de Soya summoned in Chapter 28?

10. What happens when Aenea steps out of the Sphinx?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the role of the use of chapters to organize the novel and the effect this has on the story.

Essay Topic 2

Resurrection takes place several times in the novel. What is the role of resurrection in the novel? What is resurrection? Discuss the process involved in resurrection and who has been resurrected in the novel.

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast Raul's job to find Aenea with that of De Soya's job to find Aenea. Why are these men chosen for this task? What characteristics do these men hold? What tasks are they told to perform?

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