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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 is the Omnian party escorted to?

2. What happens after Brutha prays?

3. How does General Fri'it view the coming war?

4. How id Didactylos making money when Brutha finds him?

5. What will a tortoise someday do according to the author?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the captain admit to Brutha when he sees compassion?

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

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

4. What does Om realize as he is crawling his way up the stairs?

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

6. Describe the first meeting between Om, Didactylos and Urn.

7. What is happening to the drunk Fri'it?

8. Who is Om?

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

10. How does Brutha's brain work?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Describe in great detail the relationship between Om and Brutha. Why can Brutha hear him when others can't? How does he treat Om?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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