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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 iconic thing led Henry to know where he was?

2. What did the fanciful shape above the altar remind Sam of?

3. What does Ralph do to silence the strange animals in the cave?

4. What did Henry realize had become the truth?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. For what reasons did the group realize that the sacrifice of the children had become necessary?

3. Why was Sam careful not to move too much on the plane?

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

5. Why did Ruiz and his group of Inquisitors maintain the laboratory and what did Henry find crazy about it?

6. How did Joan escape death from her captors?

7. How did Ralph die?

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

9. What is the "place of the pit"?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the story of Inkarri. How does this story follow similar myths and legends that have very little basis in reality? How did this myth incorporate real events? How does this affect the credibility of the myths?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Norman's reaction to Denal being taken by Otera. How did he feel about his first reaction? What did Norman become determined to do, and why? How did he make up for his initial response, and what was Denal's reaction?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the usage of pictographs and ideograms. What are they used for? What do they represent? Who used them and why go to all that trouble instead of creating a language and developing it over time, as many other native people did?

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