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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. How long will their flycycle trip to the port take the crew?

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

3. How big is the ring around the Ringworld?

4. Why does Louis jump from city-to-city and time zone-to-time zone in Chapter 1?

5. What does the puppeteer planet look like when the crew lands on it?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Please describe Teela and why she is wanted on the mission.

3. What happens after the ship gets hit by something as it heads to the rectangles in Chapter 9?

4. What history about the humans and kzin is shared in Chapter 6?

5. What does the crew observe about Ringworld as they approach in the Liar?

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

7. What is the trip to the puppeteer planet like for Louis?

8. Please describe the ship the crew will be taking to Ringworld.

9. What does Louis think about Teela during Chapter 5?

10. What mission does Nessus propose to Louis?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Please explain the difference in mood versus tone. What is the mood and what is the tone in Ringworld and how was this information conveyed to you as the reader?

Essay Topic 2

Which of the four original crew members seems to be the true leader of the group and how is this shown in the story? Do you believe that this individual has been a good leader to the group? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Technology is mentioned consistently in this story. What role does technology play in the story as a whole? What type of relationship do the puppeteers have with technology as a whole?

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