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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 the tortoise speak to Brutha?

2. What does Om remember?

3. Who saves Om when he is stuck upside-down?

4. What does Brutha excel in?

5. What room does Om nearly fall into?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is torture acceptable according to Brutha?

2. How are the Omnians treated in Ephebe?

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

4. Describe what the philosophers are like.

5. How do Vorbis and Om get along?

6. What happens to gods according to Koomi?

7. How does Brutha react to the idea of demons?

8. What happens when Brutha hears Om's cries for help?

9. How does Brutha feel about traveling by boat?

10. What does Nhumrod do when he hears Om?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Om does a lot of thinking about gods and his own status and relationships as they walk in the desert. What does he realize? How is his relationship with Brutha different now, and how does he plan to respond to the changes?

Essay Topic 2

Describe what happens to the crew on the Omnian ship. What happens to Vorbis? Why is this ironic?

Essay Topic 3

What action does the Turtle Society take against Vorbis? What weaponry do they develop and what strategies do they have planned to overcome Vorbis' evil?

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