View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does President Tocsin live?

2. Why does Hope appoint many of the government positions to those who already held them?

3. Why does Hope hate to give up his public contact?

4. When do Hope and Hopie argue about education?

5. How does Tocsin feel about Hope?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the Saturnine plan, and how does Tocsin factor into it?

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

3. Describe the act put on by Hope and Admiral Khukov in Chapter 5.

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

5. In what ways are Hope's future solar system and our own Earth similar?

6. Explain the events leading up to Hope creating a second identity.

7. In Chapter 4, what suggestions does Hope receive for solving the budget crisis?

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

9. Describe Hope's plan in appointing people to government positions.

10. In Chapter 1 , what are some advancements that have been made in Hope's future?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When did Hope first manifest the ability to see dead people? What happened?

Essay Topic 2

When Hope arrives to meet the senators, what happens? In what way is the plan of the senators similar to the plan of different senators, long ago in Rome? What does go differently with this plan?

Essay Topic 3

Hope claims in the story that he doesn't love anyone, and Rue Phist claims that he only loved two women. How does Hope react to Shelia's death? What are the long term effects of Shelia's death on Hope? How does this affect the Tyrancy?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 848 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample