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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does one of the women attack Lilith?
(a) She is from a country that was fighting Lilith's country.
(b) She is angry about the lack of meat in their diet.
(c) She thinks Lilith is lying about the Oankali.
(d) She wants Lilith's boyfriend.

2. How does Lilith feel about Kahguyaht's plan?
(a) She does not want it but finally agrees.
(b) She is enthusiastic.
(c) She absolutely refuses to participate.
(d) She thinks it is immoral.

3. Who are the ooloi?
(a) Another species helping Jdahya's people.
(b) A special type of animal that eats radioactive wastes.
(c) Jdahya does not tell Lilith.
(d) An unsexed member of Jdahya's species.

4. Why does Lilith tell Nikanj to go sit in a corner in Chapter 6?
(a) Nikanj is scaring Tino.
(b) It is eating all the bread.
(c) It is infatuated with Tino.
(d) It talks too much.

5. What does Lilith tell the resister, Tino, about Akin?
(a) That he will become female at some point.
(b) That the Oankali made her pregnant because she wanted it.
(c) That he is all human.
(d) That he will turn into an Oankali some day.

6. What is odd about the place where Lilith awakens?
(a) It is all glass.
(b) It has no obvious means of egress.
(c) It is round.
(d) It is octagonal.

7. Why does Joseph come to Lilith's room?
(a) He has questions about the earth.
(b) He has become her lover.
(c) He wants to marry a human woman.
(d) He wants to help lead the group.

8. About what is Akin warned by members of his family?
(a) About playing in the sun.
(b) About talking too much.
(c) About having a human mother.
(d) About humans.

9. What are the humans given when put into an Earth environment on the ship?
(a) Mates.
(b) Weapons.
(c) Food.
(d) Tools.

10. What does Jdahya explain about the space ship?
(a) It is alive.
(b) It is able to burrow under the ground for protection against the nuclear wastes.
(c) It is in charge of all the Earth captives.
(d) It grows as more space is needed.

11. Why did Curt believe Joseph was not human?
(a) He was too smart.
(b) He was stronger than everyone else.
(c) His minor injuries healed immediately.
(d) He could see long distances.

12. What does Lilith asks Nikanj to do to her in Chapter 9?
(a) Change her body so she can heal instantly.
(b) Take her to the other humans on the ship.
(c) Take her to earth immediately.
(d) Put her back to sleep.

13. Where does Lilith learn she is?
(a) Far underground near the continent of Antarctica.
(b) Far underground near the continent of Australia.
(c) On a space ship.
(d) She does not yet know.

14. What happens when Lilith refuses to stay with the first human she meets on the Oankali ship?
(a) He attacks her.
(b) He attacks the Oankali with her.
(c) He won't open the door for her.
(d) He kills himself.

15. What does Lilith believe the other humans will do when she awakens them?
(a) Follow her leadership.
(b) Complain to her.
(c) Distrust her.
(d) Kill her.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do other Oankali tell Lilith is her role for the humans going to earth?

2. What will make Akin look less human?

3. What does Lilith do with people after she awakens them?

4. What happens among the humans as Lilith has more of them awake?

5. What does Nikanj say Joseph has learned to endure?

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