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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. How does Didactylos feel about sureness?
(a) He only deals with certainty.
(b) He feels that certainty comes from a group vote.
(c) He distrusts it.
(d) He thinks certainty is a fluke.

2. Where does the crew of the Omnian vessel find themselves?
(a) In Omnia.
(b) In Ephebe.
(c) In the afterlife.
(d) On the deck of Brutha's boat.

3. Who does Simony urge Didactylos to talk to?
(a) Vorbis.
(b) Brutha.
(c) The Tyrant.
(d) The Turtle Society.

4. What happens when Sergeant Simony tries to start the Tortoise War Machine?
(a) The ignition lever breaks off.
(b) The machine goes crazy.
(c) It catches on fire.
(d) Nothing. It doesn't work.

5. What does Vorbis call the light in the desert?
(a) Annoying.
(b) Light of truth.
(c) Light of life.
(d) Light of hope.

Short Answer Questions

1. What unusual feeling does Vorbis have when he faces Death?

2. How does Brutha react to the scrolls?

3. What does Vorbis do to Brutha near Omnia?

4. What does Didactylos say about his own writing - to Brutha's dismay?

5. Where does St. Ungulant live?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is St. Ungulant like, and how does he help Brutha?

2. How does Om help the warriors on the ground?

3. How does Brutha face the Navy, and what does he offer them?

4. Vorbis is starting to show the dark side of his personality to Brutha. What does he do, and how does Brutha react?

5. Where does Brutha end up, and how does he react when he realizes Vorbis is with him (albeit unconscious)?

6. How does Om plan to keep the lion from attacking Brutha? What does the boy think of this idea?

7. What happens to Vorbis during his ordainment ceremony, and what was Brutha's role in the situation?

8. How does Brutha portray his generous nature right to the end of the book?

9. What does Simony announce that he believes in, and how does Didactylos react to this statement?

10. What has Vorbis been like as they travel through the desert , and how does he change?

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