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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. What does Om do in the home of the gods?

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

3. Om agrees to obey the law of the mortals for how long?

4. What have soldiers done in the desert?

5. How does Brutha save the books?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why doesn't Brutha like Didactylos' book? What was it written about?

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

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

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

5. How does Om change after Vorbis is struck down?

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

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

8. How does Brutha confront Vorbis, and what is the repercussion for his actions?

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

10. Why did Didactylos set the library on fire?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain how Didactylos feels about his book. Why did he write it? What proof did he have that it was accurate? Why was he willing to doubt it? How did he defend it to Vorbis?

Essay Topic 2

As Om spends time among mortals, he begins to think, for the first time ever, of the concepts of fairness and justice. What makes him think of these, and what are his thoughts? Why did he never think of these in his powerful god state?

Essay Topic 3

How does it come to pass that Vorbis promotes himself as a prophet? Why do the people believe him? How does he treat Brutha?

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