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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. Although she is ancient, how has Prill survived all this time on Ringworld?

2. Who has Nessus discovered the woman is?

3. What does Nessus bring to his fellow crew members when he returns to them?

4. What is Louis's theory about what happened to the city's original builders?

5. Teela get separated from the group and finds herself where before they lose communication with her?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Louis respond when thousands of natives come to the flying castle in Chapter 16 and what does he learn?

2. What happens to the crew when they discover the eye in the sky in Chapter 17?

3. What is found inside the force field in Chapter 19?

4. What information does the map room show the crew?

5. What plan does Louis start creating in Chapter 21 and why?

6. What realization about the puppeteers and the man-kzin does Louis come to in Chapter 13?

7. What does the crew learn about the Engineer woman in Chapter 21?

8. What does the crew do after Speaker is hit and until darkness falls in Chapter 15?

9. What plan does Louis present to Speaker in the starter of Chapter 14?

10. What state are Louis and Speaker in when they are finally released from the force field?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Going to a brand new place can be a challenge. Explain the challenges that the crew faced in going to Ringworld. How did the crew handle the various challenges they met and how did they handle the stress that they were put under due to these challenges?

Essay Topic 2

Ask the students to outline the plot of Ringworld. How are the various parts of the plot accomplished in the novel? Do the students believe that the plot was easily followed in this novel? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Relationships are prevalent throughout the story. Please choose one of the following relationships and describe how the relationships evolves/changes, what the status of the relationship is at the end of the story, and what purpose you believe this relationship has in the story-- Louis and Teela, Speaker and Nessus, Louis and Prill.

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