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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 does Nessus do to the woman when he flies into the force field?

2. Where is the tasp located?

3. What has happened to all the translators in Chapter 17?

4. What draws the party to the floating castle?

5. What does Louis what Speaker to pretend to be to trick the natives?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. How is Speaker injured in Chapter 14?

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

8. What happens to Teela in Chapter 18 after she is sucked into the storm?

9. What happens in Chapter 22 when the crew tried to collect some of the square wire?

10. How does Louis respond to Teela's love for Seeker?

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

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 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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