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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 happens to the person in question # 29?

2. Why is Lilith looking at the information about the humans on the Oankali ship?

3. What does Lilith realize about her physical strength?

4. What does Lilith tell the resister, Tino, about Akin?

5. What about Lilith's body allowed Nikanj to heal?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Tino and Akin when they are out alone?

2. What does Jdahya tell Lilith the Oankali have discovered about the human species?

3. Why does Lilith have to stay with an ooloi and what does Nikanj ask Lilith to let it do?

4. What does Lilith find out about her memory when she allows Nikanj to work on her?

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

6. 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?

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

8. What does Lilith do before she wakes any humans and who does she decide to wake first?

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

10. What happens when Lilith and Joseph try to hold hands and what do they know about it?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the following:

1. What do you think are the characteristics of a successful novel?

2. Analyze and discuss Lilith's Brood based upon the criteria you decide upon in #1 and judge if Lilith's Brood is a successful novel.

3. Do you think the fact that Lilith's Brood is a trilogy changes the criteria upon which its success should be judged? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

Many novels, and perhaps a majority, of novels ends on a happy note. Discuss the following:

1. Why do you think many (most?) people want what they perceive as a happy or good ending to a novel? Explain your opinion. Do you? Why or why not?

2. What are three reasons to read fiction? Discuss each one in light of Lilith's Brood and whether or not it fulfills all three, two or one of the reasons you mention. Give examples as to why Lilith's Brood is or is not successful in fulfilling the reasons you discuss.

3. Do you think reading solely for entertainment is as good a reason to read as any other? Why or why not? Can any work of fiction or non-fiction, no matter how poorly written, enlighten, teach, stimulate thought? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the following:

1. Compare/contrast Lilith's world to that of "real" life. What are the advantages to each world? The disadvantages?

2. In which world would you rather live in if you were human? What about if you were Oankali? Explain your response.

3. If you had an ooloi's abilities how would you use them? Use examples from Lilith's Brood and your own life to illustrate your answer.

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