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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does one of the humans attempt to escape?
(a) Into a food supply cabinet.
(b) Into an air lock.
(c) Into the Oankali's section of the ship.
(d) Into an escape pod.

2. Who desires the construct children?
(a) Human women but not human men.
(b) The neuter Oankali.
(c) The human resisters.
(d) No one really likes them because they are not one of anything.

3. Where does Nikanj take Lilith after they meet?
(a) To the dining facility.
(b) To his quarters.
(c) To see the ship's bridge.
(d) To see its friends.

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

5. What do other Oankali tell Lilith is her role for the humans going to earth?
(a) She is to be the Oankali teacher.
(b) She is to be the mate.
(c) She is to be the priestess.
(d) She is to be the parent.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does one of the women attack Lilith?

2. What is the name of Tino's village?

3. What does Nikanj tell Lilith about the humans on Earth?

4. What is odd about the place where Lilith awakens?

5. How does Peter die?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Lilith do when several men try to rape a woman?

2. Who is Akin and what does he look like? Who is is father and why does Lilith worry?

3. What does Nikanj say about Lilith's worries?

4. Why does Nikanj take Lilith back home in Chapter 3 and what does Nikanj refuse to do when it takes her back?

5. What two men are the first to be awaken by Lilith, what do they think of Lilith's story and what does one of them say about their return to earth?

6. In the Training Floor where are the humans put, why and what are they talking about?

7. In Chapter 2, Dawn, where does Kahguyaht take Lilith and what does he do with Lilith after that?

8. In Chapter Nine, Nursery, why is Joseph angry at Lilith and what happens when they argue?

9. How are the humans reacting when many of them have been woken and what does Lilith do when attacked and what does she realize?

10. What does Lilith watch Jdahya do when they leave the room and what is his explanation of his action?

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