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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What longing does George express, in his letters in Chapter 29?
(a) A world where they can live a thousand years and enjoy one another on a deep level.
(b) A world without suffering and conflict.
(c) Freedom from the responsibilities of leadership.
(d) Peace between the Shikastans and the Canopeans.

2. What ideologies declined during the time period described in Chapter 19?
(a) Religious.
(b) Scientific.
(c) Patriotic.
(d) Secular.

3. What is the subject of Agent 20's report?
(a) Ben and Rilla's influence on Shikastan Natives.
(b) The Shammat transmitter on Shikasta.
(c) The state of the unincarnated souls in Zone Six.
(d) A male cat who cares for a female cat until it dies.

4. What do the Shammat want to do with John Brent-Oxford in Chapter 26?
(a) Re-educate him.
(b) Send him to a penal colony.
(c) Assassinate him.
(d) Capture him and force him to stop being a leader, and kill him if he refuses.

5. How many times have the Shammat tried to kill George, as of Chapter 31?
(a) Nine.
(b) Five.
(c) Three.
(d) Seven.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is happening to Benjamin in Chapter 31?

2. What devastating news does Rachel receive in Chapter 28?

3. Who is George Herbert?

4. What happens to Lynda after her lover's death?

5. Why does Rachel keep a diary?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is contained in Sharma and George's letters to one another in Chapter 29?

2. How are George, Benjamin and Rachel described in Chapter 21?

3. What does Johor do, in Chapter 20, while on his way to incarnation?

4. Why does Rachel make the decision to follow George in Chapter 30?

5. Why does the mock trial occur in Chapter 33?

6. What happens to Rachel as a result of her plot in Chapter 31?

7. Which two families does Johor consider for his reincarnation, and which does he ultimately pick?

8. How does Rachel feel after meeting the Muslim family she describes in Chapter 24?

9. What is the result of the arguments presented at the mock trial?

10. Who is Sharma?

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