View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why had the Philip been told to go with the natives?

2. What happens to Substance Z when burned?

3. What was the reason people live?

4. Who was the name of the Spanish shaman?

5. Who saved the group?

Short Essay Questions

1. What had Sam and Norman done to earn the wrath of the Incas?

2. How did Joan act following the knowledge that she would be held as a hostage?

3. What kinds of things did Joan learn regarding the Substance Z/Satan's Blood?

4. What was Norman's guilt?

5. What kinds of things did the group notice regarding the cave creatures?

6. About what was Pachacutec speaking when he asked if it was "not the wish of Inti"?

7. Why was everyone instructed not to comment to the press?

8. What does the group tell Abbot Ruiz about janan pacha?

9. Why did Henry attempt to stop Pachacutec from killing himself?

10. How did Joan escape death from her captors?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast Joan and Henry as characters. What are their strengths and weaknesses? Who is the stronger character overall and why? Does this become debatable as the novel progresses? How or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the fact that Sam cannot remember anything following his death. Is this a good thing, or a bad thing? Why is that? Is his desire to know what happened understandable? How or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Sam's last few moments alive before he dies, and the events that occur post mortem. What is his last thought? What events occurred after his death, and who was the strongest advocate for his resurrection? Suggest a reason for this advocacy.

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 937 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample