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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. Where does Brutha come across arguing philosophers?

2. Who was Om's first believer?

3. Where is Om when Brutha rescues him?

4. What does Om remember?

5. What does Vorbis want to do to Ephebe?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Brutha's brain work?

2. What do the monks in the Ramtop mountains do?

3. Who is Om?

4. Who is Vorbis, and how do others view him?

5. Why does Brutha have a difficult time feeling sympathetic toward the slave?

6. Why does Brutha go to talk with Lu-Tze, and what does the man do to reassure him?

7. How do Vorbis and Om get along?

8. What is the relationship between eagles and tortoises, according to the author?

9. What does Nhumrod do when he hears Om?

10. What does Om remember about his ascension to power?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the story of the porpoises and what they represent, and how does Vorbis react to the story? What does this demonstrate about his character?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the meeting between Om and the sea goddess. What is she like? How is he like her and how is he different? What does she plan to do, and what actually happens?

Essay Topic 3

Brutha sees Vorbis differently than others see him. Describe the differences using specific details from the story.

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