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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 is Zignamuclickclick?

2. What is holding in the atmosphere on Ringworld?

3. Which of the following information about Ringworld is not correct?

4. What is the name of Nessus's quantum II ship?

5. What does Louis think about being born lucky?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Speaker try to do once aboard the Long Shot in Chapter 4?

2. Please describe the interaction between Nessus and Speaker at the start of Chapter 9.

3. How does Nessus handle Speaker's outburst in Chapter 4?

4. How does Louis feel about the possibility of Teela joining the mission?

5. Why has Teela decided to join the mission?

6. What realization about Teela does Louis come to in Chapter 4?

7. Please describe the flycycles.

8. How does Teela respond to Louis's lessons for her in Chapter 10?

9. What is Louis's reaction when he hears that Teela has decided to join the mission?

10. How do the different characters handle the stress of their situation of crash landing on a foreign planet in Chapter 11?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Please compare and contrast the science fiction genre of fiction with the fantasy genre. Which genre does Ringworld fall into? Please provide examples of how the Ringworld falls into this genre.

Essay Topic 2

Throughout the story, we see various individuals fighting for leadership on the mission to Ringworld. What do you think truly makes a person a leader? Who do they believe was the true leader on the mission to Ringworld and why?

Essay Topic 3

Please explain the role that puppeteers had, whether indirect or direct, in both the lives of both Speaker and Teela. What happens to the crew when Speaker and Teela realize how the puppeteers have been involved in their lives?

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