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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. Whose reputation has been restored in Chapter 41?

2. Whom does the Vatican know to be a thief?

3. What does de Soya set the resurrection cycles to in Chapter 53?

4. What appears to fight Nemes in Chapter 54?

5. What is a hoax involving the Raphael?

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss what happens when de Soya faces the Inquisition.

2. Discuss the inner workings of the Raphael.

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

4. What does Father Glaucus explain to Aenea and her party about the Chitchatuk?

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

6. What plan does de Soya reveal in Chapter 37?

7. What occurs when Raul is pulled by the forceful current under the ice wall that blocks the path of him and his crew?

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

9. How does Raul almost die?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Technology plays a prominent role in the novel with technology that represents the future that is displayed in the novel. Discuss the role of technology in the novel. Why is technology helpful to Aenea? How does technology provide help for Aenea's enemies against her? What are the pros and cons of technology discussed in the novel?

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

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?

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