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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 does Henry tell Norman that is out of character for him?

2. What do Sam and Norman attempt to do?

3. What did Maggie intuit about Sam?

4. What did Sam have no desire to discuss with the press?

5. What did the beasts fear?

Short Essay Questions

1. What opportunity did Norman offer Denal and why was Denal likely to accept?

2. What had brought up the feelings of loss in Henry?

3. How did Joan escape death from her captors?

4. Who was Inkarri?

5. What brought up the feelings of loss in Sam?

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

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

8. How did Ralph die?

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

10. What was Norman's guilt?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the Mallaqui, and later the Incan revered 'gods' of Janan Pacha. What characteristics allowed the Inca's to identify them as their gods? What physiological differences set aside these alien forms from the human race? What social characteristics?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Substance Z. What characteristics gave it an impossible composition? How do these characteristics serve the needs of the substance? Does it serve the needs of the mallaqui, if so, how?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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