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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. How does Sheila help Hope contact a particular person?

2. What is Hope's first act as Tyrant?

3. How does Hope discover the presence of technicians trained in experimental mind control on the ship?

4. Who is appointed to be in charge of the economy?

5. What is attacking the bubble?

Short Essay Questions

1. Based on the events in Chapter 1, what is the state of Jupiter at the moment that Hope is appointed Tyrant?

2. Describe Hopie's feelings about education. How does Hope react to her opinion?

3. In Chapter 5, how is Hope dealing with the new stress of ruling a planet?

4. Describe the women in Hope's life.

5. How does Hope feel about his appointment as Tyrant?

6. What does Mondy suggest to Hope about the Ganymede situation?

7. Describe Hope's discussion with Stonebridge about the economy.

8. Describe Hope as a man and as a leader as he appears in Chapter 3.

9. Describe Hope's "act of war" in Chapter 5.

10. Who is Robertico and how does his arrival affect Hope?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Hope choose to deal with President Tocsin? What does Hope accomplish by doing this?

Essay Topic 2

Briefly describe Hope's relationships with Megan, Amber, Shelia, Ebony, and Hopie.

Essay Topic 3

How do you feel about capital punishment? Should capital punishment be allowed in the United States? Considering how Hope feels about public executions, is he right to allow it to continue politically?

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