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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. How does Rachel feel about the Muslim family with whom the Sherbans associate?

2. What happens at the end of Chapter 33?

3. Who is the author of the report that comprises Chapter 31?

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

5. What ideologies rose to replace the declining ones, in Chapter 19?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does the top-secret letter relayed in Chapter 26 say about George, Benjamin and John Brent-Oxford?

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

4. Who is Suzannah?

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

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

7. What is contained in Sharma and George's letters to one another in Chapter 29?

8. Who is Lynda Coleridge?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Johor describes the religion of the whites, presumably some form of Christianity, as being the most bigoted religion in human history. What can we infer, as a result of this description, about the author's attitude toward organized religion? Why does she describe this religion in such a negative fashion? What, specifically, does Johor dislike about this religion? What are his suggestions for improving it, and why? Be sure to cite specific examples from the book to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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.

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