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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 rumor does Rachel hear in Chapter 30?
(a) Benjamin has been brainwashed.
(b) There is a plot to kill George.
(c) Suzannah is pregnant.
(d) George is a Shammat spy.

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

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

4. How do Rachel's feelings about Suzannah change in Chapter 30?
(a) She begins to distrust Suzannah.
(b) She develops love for Suzannah.
(c) She begins to admire Suzannah.
(d) She begins to hate Suzannah.

5. What ideology is described as most dangerous, in Chapter 19?
(a) Islam.
(b) Christianity.
(c) Racism.
(d) Nationalism.

Short Answer Questions

1. Chapter 19 describes the rise of what activity?

2. Chapter 19 details the events of what century?

3. What do the races suppressed by the whites want to do in Chapter 33?

4. Why is Rachel unable to understand some conversations between George and his teachers?

5. Johor narrows his search for parents down to what two families?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did the youth armies form on Shikasta?

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

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

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

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

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

8. Who is Suzannah?

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

10. What roles do George and John Brent-Oxford play in the mock trial?

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