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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 Kdapt?

2. Why did the crew of Prill's ship kill the captain on their final return to Ringworld?

3. What is the burst of burning light that hits and wounds Speaker?

4. While searching for Teela, what happens to Speaker and Louis' bikes?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What theories to Louis and Nessus have about the original Engineers of Ringworld?

2. What does the crew find inside the floating castle?

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

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

5. What conclusion about Teela's luck does the crew come to in Chapter 18?

6. What do Teela and Speaker realize about the puppeteers interference with their species and breeding in Chapter 13?

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

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

9. What agreement do Louis and Speaker come to in Chapter 24 about their knowledge of the puppeteers' manipulation?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Please choose one of the following characters to do a character analysis on: Teela, Nessus, Speaker, or Louis. Please also explain the role of this character in the story and what type of character(s) this person is in the story.

Essay Topic 2

Symbolism is a widely used literary tool. What is symbolism and how is it used in the story Ringworld?

Essay Topic 3

Please explain what conflict is in a work of literature. What types of conflict can be seen in Ringworld and what, if anything, is the main conflict of the story?

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