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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. What does Louis make Speaker promise before they set off into space?

3. What makes Louis think that Teela must be dead?

4. What does Louis use the wire for in Chapter 24?

5. What is part of Seeker's payment for Teela?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Please describe Seeker.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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