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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 might any construct be frightened of becoming ooloi?

2. What does the note say the men found in the village?

3. What sex does Jodahs think it will be after his metamorphosis?

4. How does the thought of bonding with Tiikuchahk feel to Akin?

5. Why does Tate say she will leave Earth?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the people who come to talk with Akin want to know? What do they have to say about his news?

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

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

4. Why is Tino arguing about Akin with the Oankali and what does Dichaan decide to do about it?

5. What do Tomas and Jesusa do when Jodahs begins his second metamorphosis and what do they not know about it?

6. What are Akins hopes when they reach Phoenix, with whom do he and his captors stay? What does the kind man tell Akin to do in Phoenix?

7. Who do Nikanj, Jodahs and the others meet as they leave to hide from the Oankali?

8. Why is Akin worried the humans won't trust him and what does he ask of Tate?

9. What happens to Akin as he is going through change, how long will it take and what is happening in the village?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Discuss one of the following:

1. Thoroughly analyze how the setting informs the plot in Lilith's Brood.

2. Trace and analyze one major theme of Lilith's Brood. How is the theme represented by symbolism? By the characters' behaviors? By the action?

3. Trace and analyze two secondary themes of Lilith's Brood. How are the themes represented by symbolism? By the characters' behaviors? By the action?

Essay Topic 3

Lilith's Brood is written in the genre of science fiction. Discuss the following:

1. What sets science fiction apart from other genres? Discuss several characteristics of science fiction that are absent in other genres and vice versa.

2. Some people might say that science fiction is merely for entertainment? Do you agree? Explain.

3. Discuss why Lilith's Brood falls under the genre of science fiction.

4. Why do you think literary criticism breaks down fiction into genres? Do you think the labeling of genre to a work is useful to a reader? Why or why not.

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