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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. Who is a constant threat and enemy of the Pax?

2. Who has dreams that appear to be correct?

3. What does Aenea reach in Chapter 24?

4. Whom does Raul find fighting the Shrike in Chapter 15?

5. Aenea tells Raul she wants to be _____________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Aenea reaches the Parvati System?

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

3. Discuss the introduction of the Shrike.

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

5. Discuss the poem Endymion.

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

7. Discuss the thoughts of the unnamed narrator in Chapter 1.

8. Discuss the first resurrection of Father Captain de Soya.

9. What does Raul find in an abandoned tower?

10. Discuss Raul's thoughts on his actions toward saving Aenea.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss setting. What is the role/importance of setting in the novel and how it is displayed?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss and describe the relationship between the Church and the Core and the role it plays in the story.

Essay Topic 3

Foils are used in the novel when Aenea is followed by De Soya and the Swiss Guard. Discuss the role of foils in the novel and the effect they have on Aenea as well as the story.

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