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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. Johor communicates with Taufiq, and is able to get Taufiq to make what change?

2. Who was responsible for influencing some special individuals in the last days of Shikasta?

3. What do the "primitive" peoples do, after the Second World War?

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

5. What happens to the cities once Shikasta is cut off from the Lock?

Short Essay Questions

1. How would John Brent-Oxford have defended individual two, and what would the result of the trial have been?

2. What does Johor notice about the Natives upon his return to Shikasta after 30,000 years?

3. What were the consequences of John Brent-Oxford's decision to become a politician?

4. Who are the Giants?

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

6. What is reported in Chapter 9 regarding the Natives, Dwarves and Elves?

7. Who is Johor, and what is his job?

8. What was the ceremony that Canopean emissaries brought to Ireland?

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

10. What comments does Johor make about the white races in Chapter 13?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The special individuals who were supposed to be helped by Taufiq had very different lives as a result of his inability to help them. What did they have in common? What was at the root of their issues? How did they relate to the socioeconomic situation on Shikasta? What role were they supposed to play in the final days of Shikasta, before the apocalypse? Why? How were their lives different as a result of the help they didn't receive? Be sure to cite specific examples from the book to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 2

The Sirians perform plant and animal experimentation on Shikasta, and share the planet with the Canopeans. What is their purpose there? What are they researching? What are their relationships with other races like, and why? Why do they eventually withdraw from Canopus? What are the long-term effects of their activities there, and why? Be sure to cite specific examples from the book to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 3

The novel establishes an innovative concept of life after death. What happens to people when they die on Shikasta? Is this the same system that exists on other planets? Why or why not? How is Johor able to communicate with souls waiting to reincarnate? Why? How do the souls in Zone Six feel about their situation, and why? Be sure to cite specific examples from the book to support your thesis.

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