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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 the noise that A. Bettik heard?

2. What language does Father Glaucus speak to the Chitchatuk?

3. Whose resurrection creche is found empty?

4. Who suffers the true death?

5. What does de Soya face in Chapter 39?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Aenea leaves Sol Draconi Septem?

2. What happens when Aenea transports through the portal into the Sol Draconi System?

3. Discuss the inner workings of the Raphael.

4. What does Raul do when he finds a fishing platform?

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

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

7. What happens when Raul is forced to pretend to be a fisherman?

8. What theory does Aenea reveal in Chapter 52?

9. What happens when de Soya tours the Vatican?

10. What does Captain de Soya do while on Mare Infinitus?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

The point of view of the novel changes several times. What are the reasons for this? What are the effects of this on the story?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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