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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. Why does Johor want to find his comrades in Chapter 20?
(a) So he can convince them to reincarnate with him.
(b) He needs them to help him round up the other souls.
(c) He has a message from the embassy for them.
(d) They are in imminent danger.

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. What doctrine is the teacher in Chapter 17 professing to his students?
(a) Evolution.
(b) Intelligent Design.
(c) He refuses to teach any of these.
(d) Creationism.

4. To whom is Tafta writing in Chapter 26?
(a) The Canopean embassy.
(b) George's parents.
(c) The Giant leader, Jarsum.
(d) His master, Lord Zarlem.

5. Which sibling is chubby, argumentative and jealous?
(a) George.
(b) Rachel.
(c) Benjamin.
(d) None of them.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the Jewish woman who taught George in New York?

2. What is the sad state of Shikasta blamed on?

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

4. What happens to Johor and his friends in Chapter 20?

5. Where were George, Benjamin and Rachel born?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Suzannah?

2. Who is Lynda Coleridge?

3. How does the mock trial end?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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