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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 color is the medical jacket Lindsay dons?

2. What does Lindsay tell the camera that he doesn't have?

3. The woman who meets up with Lindsay at the clinic is _________________?

4. Whose idea are the concession stands?

5. What does Ryumin believe the audience will really want to see?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the camera want to know from Lindsay once he hasd woken up?

2. What does Lindsay tell Nora that he would deny if she repeated?

3. Why does it take courage for Lindsay to approach the Nephrine Black Medicals?

4. What does Alexandrina view as very sad?

5. What does the drogue do to Lindsay?

6. Why does Lindsay feel secure in his incognito clothes?

7. Who is Evan Kelland to Lindsay?

8. How does the Fortuna Miner's Democracy react to the contents of Lindsay's bag?

9. Why are the pirates jealous of the Shapers?

10. Why is Lindsay hesitant to get a rejuvenation?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the feuds against the Shapers. What characteristics make them so disliked? Who, specifically, doesn't like them and why? Do these presumed traits by enemies of the Shapers have merit? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

In essay form, discuss the following excerpt: "He wept quietly, holding nothing back. He mourned mankind, and the blindness of men, who thought that the Kosmos had rules and limits that would shelter them from their own freedom. There were no shelters. There were no final purposes. Futility and freedom, were Absolute." What does this quote mean to you?

Essay Topic 3

Examine Dr. Afriel's desire to exploit the Swarm for the benefit of his faction. Is this behavior any different from what people try to do in general? How or why not? Cite examples from human history to support your argument.

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