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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. Whom does the Vatican know to be a thief?

2. What does de Soya do on his way to meet the Secretariat?

3. What does the Raphael reach in Chapter 45?

4. What is the first Ouster world?

5. Who has the belief that love is one of the basic forces of the Universe?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the Pope see in his vision?

2. Where do Aenea and her crew find themselves in Chapter 29?

3. What is learned when de Soya wakes early from his resurrection in Chapter 53?

4. What does Aenea tell her friends in Chapter 50?

5. What are Aenea's thoughts on the Shrike in Chapter 30?

6. Discuss the deaths that Nemes causes in Chapter 47.

7. What happens when de Soya wakes to find orders from the Pope that they have been rerouted to God's Grove?

8. What happens after the second resurrection of de Soya?

9. Discuss the trap Nemes sets for Aenea.

10. Discuss the exploration of de Soya and his crew in Chapter 32.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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