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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. Why does Dichaan decide to ask the ship for a shuttle?

2. Why do Akin and his captors leave the second village in the middle of the night?

3. What will happen to Earth when the Oankali ship leaves it?

4. Where is Akin taken to show him where he will be hid if the Oankali come?

5. Where does Akin go first when he returns to earth?

Short Essay Questions

1. About what does Akin warn the two girl constructs, how do they respond and what does he ask them to do?

2. What does Gabriel do when Akin is healing Tate and what does Akin realize?

3. Akin realizes he needs to learn more and that he is Oankali enough to be heard when he explains about the resisters being mistreated.

4. What does Akin argue about concerning humans when aboard a ship with Dichaan and what is Dichaan's response?

5. What does Akin think about Dehkiaht being with him?

6. What is Akin told about his plan for the humans?

7. What does Aaor say about Jodahs after he links with him and what does Nikanj say about Jodahs?

8. Why does Nikanj say Jodahs and Aaor have to return to the ship and how does Jodahs respond to that assertion by Nikanj?

9. What does Jodahs begin to resemble and why? Who do they find who needs healing, what is Nikanj's response and why is Jodahs wary of healing him?

10. Why is Jodahs frightened about Nikanj's information and what does Nikanj say to him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss one of the following:

1. Compare/contrast Lilith to Nikanj. How are they alike? How are they different? Do you think their differences are mainly due to their gender differences?

2. Compare/contrast Aaor to Jodahs. How are they alike? How are they different? How do their "world views" differ? Who is the better leader/ruler? Under which one would you rather live?

3. Compare/contrast Joseph to Gabriel. How are they alike? How are they different? Who is more likable? Approachable? Compassionate? Intellectual?

4. Compare/contrast Tino to Tomas. How are they alike? How are they different? Are they more alike than they are different? Why or why not? Are either or both trustworthy? Are they likable?

Essay Topic 3

In Lilith's Brood, it is hard to know who is the "good" guy versus the "bad" guy. Discuss one of the following:

1. Name two groups/factions/individuals who are untrustworthy and analyze their actions and impact upon the plot throughout Lilith's Brood. How far into the book does it take to separate the untrustworthy from those who can be trusted?

2. Name two groups/factions/individuals who are trustworthy and analyze their actions and impact upon the plot throughout Lilith's Brood.

3. Are there some characters who can be trustworthy at times and not trustworthy at other times? Who? Why do they vacillate?

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