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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. How does Rachel feel about Suzannah, initially?
(a) She feels that there is something sinister about her, and doesn't trust her.
(b) She admires her ease in social situations.
(c) She admires her intelligence and work ethic.
(d) She hates her because she is beautiful, but stupid.

2. Chapter 19 also describes the plight of what group of people on Shikasta?
(a) Women.
(b) The Muslims.
(c) The poorest.
(d) The Giants.

3. According to Chapter 14, what is most divisive among humans?
(a) Nationalities.
(b) Religious differences.
(c) Scientific thought.
(d) The generation gap.

4. What happens to Johor and his friends in Chapter 20?
(a) They are captured by the Shammat agents on Shikasta.
(b) They journey to Shikasta, and incarnate as siblings.
(c) They are all arrested by the Canopean army.
(d) They are recruited by the Canopean militia to fight the Shammat on Shikasta.

5. How much SOWF does Lynda believe she receives?
(a) 6 or 7%.
(b) 5 or 6%.
(c) 4 or 5%.
(d) 3 or 4%.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what is the teacher in Chapter 17 contributing, according to Johor?

2. How does George Herbert's attitude towards Lynda's claims change over time?

3. How do Rachel's feelings about Suzannah change in Chapter 30?

4. Chapter 22 details a growing gap, and more hostility, between what two groups?

5. What ideologies declined during the time period described in Chapter 19?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Sharma?

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. Who is Suzannah?

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

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

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