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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 did the fanciful shape above the altar remind Sam of?

2. What did Norman offer Denal?

3. What aren't the people in the plane supposed to do?

4. What amazed the group following Norman's return from the temple?

5. Who saved the group?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Joan escape death from her captors?

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

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

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

5. How did Maggie know the story of Inkarri was true?

6. What was Norman's guilt?

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

8. What had occurred in Joan's experiment?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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 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?

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