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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. When de Soya steps toward Aenea, what does he encounter?

2. What does the Cantos poem suggest about what happened to Old Earth?

3. What does de Soya order lasers to do when Aenea does not land her ship as planned?

4. Why is Aenea sobbing at the end of Chapter 21?

5. Where is de Soya when he awakens in Chapter 16?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens when Aenea reaches the Parvati System?

3. Discuss the time when de Soya accepted the cross.

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

5. How does Raul escape execution?

6. Where is de Soya summoned in Chapter 28?

7. What does Raul find in an abandoned tower?

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

9. What does Aenea reveal about her mother and father?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss theme. What is the theme of the novel and how does the novel fall into this theme?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss and describe the relationship between Aenea and Raul. Why is this relationship important to understand? How does this relationship impact the novel?

Essay Topic 3

The church plays a key role in the novel. What role does the church have in the story? What does the church stand for? Give three examples as to what is important to the church in the story.

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