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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. Who saved the group?

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

3. What did Henry realize had become the truth?

4. What is it that activates the temple to heal?

5. What had earned Substance Z the title of "Satan's Blood"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who was Inkarri?

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

4. What was Norman's guilt?

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

6. How did Joan escape death from her captors?

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

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

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

10. Describe the temple.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Discuss the evolution of the relationship between Ralph and Norman. How did Ralph originally feel about Norman, and why? How did Norman take the prejudice against him? At what point did the relationship turn into a solid friendship?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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