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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. Who is Raymond Watts?
(a) A Sirian agent reporting on Shammat activities on Shikasta.
(b) A spy George recruits for his movement.
(c) One of George's teachers.
(d) Rachel's boyfriend.

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

3. What do Rachel and Benjamin have to do, in Chapter 25, that George doesn't?
(a) Attend government rallies.
(b) Prepare for exams.
(c) Sign up for the draft.
(d) Care for their aging parents.

4. Which sibling is fairly normal, but sometimes gets deeply depressed over things like corruption in the world?
(a) George.
(b) Rachel.
(c) None of them.
(d) Benjamin.

5. Lynda believes that some people don't use all of their what?
(a) Time.
(b) Emotional capabilities.
(c) Physical potential.
(d) Cognitive faculties.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the Shammat want to do with John Brent-Oxford in Chapter 26?

2. Who is Hasan?

3. Who is the author of the report that comprises Chapter 31?

4. How does George Herbert feel about Lynda's claims, initially?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Rachel feel about the conversations George has with his teacher, Hasan?

2. What does George tell Rachel when she has difficulty handling the news of Naseem and Shireen's deaths?

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

4. What does Johor say, in Chapter 19, about the poor of Shikasta?

5. What is reported in Chapter 19 regarding the state of religious ideologies on Shikasta?

6. What does Chen Liu report about George in Chapter 32?

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

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

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

10. Who is Suzannah?

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