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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What "ideology" do the Canopeans consider most dangerous?

2. Who distorts the ceremony Johor describes in Chapter 13?

3. What does the second individual become?

4. What other friend does Johor find in Chapter 12?

5. Where does the first individual have a nervous breakdown?

Short Essay Questions

1. How are the shells of Shikasta organized?

2. What happens to the Giants when Shikasta is cut off from the Lock?

3. What is the main Canopean ideology?

4. What is Johor's mission, when he incarnates on Shikasta in Chapter 6?

5. What happens to the Natives when Shikasta is cut off from the Lock?

6. What period of Shikastan history is covered by the reports in Chapter 9?

7. What is said in Chapter 8 regarding World War II?

8. Who does Johor find on the outskirts of Zone Six, in Chapter 12?

9. How did individual eight's life end?

10. How are the British people described in Chapter 8?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Shammat are a powerful force that goes against the Canopean government. Why are the Shammat so antagonistic? What do they want from Shikasta? What are their goals? Why do they end up being corrupted by the SOWF they drain from Shikasta? What do they do to the other planets they oversee? What are their relationships with other races like, and why? Be sure to cite specific examples from the book to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 2

Johor states that Shikasta's very nature makes it chaotic. Why is Shikasta such a chaotic place? What happens when it is cut off from the Lock? How is the connection with the Lock restored? What happens afterward? Why do Canopeans dislike going to Shikasta? Why is it so different from what they are used to? Be sure to cite specific examples from the book to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 3

The Canopean reports describe the twentieth century as one long war, which resulted from a lack of SOWF. Why do they see it this way? How are things different on their planet? How would an increase in SOWF have changed the course of human history during this time period? Why? Do you agree with the Canopeans' assessment of the twentieth century? Why or why not? Be sure to cite specific examples from the book to support your thesis.

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