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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. Which Incan god has blessed the people?

2. What wasn't there in the kiss between Sam and Maggie?

3. What was the reason people live?

4. Why hadn't Henry discussed the choice he had made aloud with Sam?

5. What do the Incans use to fuel their ovens?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Norman's guilt?

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

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

4. How did Joan escape death from her captors?

5. Describe the bear-like creatures.

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

7. How did Ralph die?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the Incans' tribal views of religion and sacrifice. How are these similar to other tribal groups of their time frame? How are they different? How is it likely that the modern world would impact the Incans that were living in isolation between the peaks?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Maggie and Sam's grief. How was their experience of grief different? How did they deal with it differently? Who came to terms with their grief first, and where in the novel did this occur?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Maggie and Sam's relationship. How was it unlikely to have blossomed into fruition if they hadn't have gotten trapped? What kinds of things did they learn about each other while fighting for survival? How did this influence their budding relationship?

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