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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. What does Curt do to Lilith when he attacks their camp?
2. What do the men in the forest do to Akin?
3. What does Jdahya say about his people helping Earth?
4. What do the eyes look like of the person in the room with Lilith?
5. What does Curt do to Nikanj?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Jdahya tell Lilith about her group and earth and the Oankali and earth?
2. In the Training Floor where are the humans put, why and what are they talking about?
3. Who is Akin and what does he look like? Who is is father and why does Lilith worry?
4. About what is Akin warned and why does his family watch him closely?
5. Who attacks Lilith's camp, what does he do, who finds Lilith and what happens to Joseph?
6. What does Lilith do when several men try to rape a woman?
7. Where is Lilith Iyapo when she wakes up in Chapter 1 and what is different this time then other times she's awakened? What does Lilith know about her situation?
8. 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?
9. Who is in the room when Lilith wakes in Chapter 2 and what does she learn?
10. What is different about Akin's intelligence and his body from humans?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Living Dead in Dallas belongs to the science fiction genre. Discuss the following:
1. Define the literary term "genre" and give several examples of three other genres in addition to science fiction.
2. Discuss two reasons why it might be useful to label a text by genre.
3. Discuss two reasons why it might be disadvantageous to label a text by genre.
4. Discuss what your favorite genre is; give several examples and explain what you enjoy about books in that genre.
Essay Topic 2
Characters are an important part of what makes Lilith's Brood interesting. Discuss the following "good" characters:
1. Thoroughly discuss and analyze Nikanj. What are his strengths? His weaknesses? How does he contribute to the plot? Is he a sympathetic character? Is he always likable? Never likable? Use specific examples to illustrate your ideas.
2. Thoroughly discuss and analyze Akin. What are his strengths? His weaknesses? How does he contribute to the plot? Is he a sympathetic character? Is he always likable? Never likable? Use specific examples to illustrate your ideas.
3. Thoroughly discuss and analyze Lilith. What are her strengths? Her weaknesses? How does she contribute to the plot? Is she a sympathetic character? Is she always likable? Never likable? Use specific examples to illustrate your ideas.
Essay Topic 3
Most protagonists are a mixture of admirable traits and character flaws, and Lilith is no exception. Discuss the following:
1. Trace and analyze situations when Lilith demonstrates her special abilities such as her superhuman strength or super memory. Give specific examples to illustrate your analysis.
2. Trace and analyze Lilith's character flaws offering specific examples of these flaws in your discussion.
3. Discuss how you think Lilith's admirable traits makes her popular and able to help with many problems of her friends. Have her flaws impacted her life? Do any of her friends notice these flaws? Who? How does the reader know this?
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