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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 Suzannah?
(a) Benjamin's neighbor.
(b) George's girlfriend.
(c) George's teacher.
(d) Rachel's roommate.

2. Who does Johor search for when he reincarnates?
(a) Taufiq.
(b) David and Sais.
(c) Ben and Rilla.
(d) Suzannah and Rachel.

3. Chapter 31 reports that George is planning on seeking reelection as leader of the youth armies in what area?
(a) The Northwest Fringes.
(b) North Africa.
(c) Australia.
(d) Ireland.

4. What is Benjamin's situation as of Chapter 33?
(a) He is a vegetable, living at home with his parents.
(b) He is acting as a liaison between the Natives and the Giants.
(c) He is helping the Shammat infiltrate George's youth armies.
(d) He has left the re-education camp, and is unaffected.

5. How does Rachel feel about the Muslim family with whom the Sherbans associate?
(a) She feels superior to them because of her faith.
(b) She feels inferior to them because of her family's lack of wealth.
(c) She feels very close to them, and accepted by them.
(d) She feels alienated from them, and somehow different.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is writing to George in Chapter 29?

3. Chapter 19 describes the rise of what activity?

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

5. Why does Rachel keep a diary?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the effects of short lifespans, as explained in Chapter 14?

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

3. Who is Sharma?

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

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

6. How does the mock trial end?

7. How did the youth armies form on Shikasta?

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

9. What is the substance of Agent 20's report, in Chapter 18?

10. Who is Lynda Coleridge?

(see the answer keys)

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