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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 do Foyle and Jiz jaunte to after escaping Baker's Zoo?

2. What does Presteign rename the Presteign Princess upon christening?

3. How old does Jiz tell Gully she is?

4. What are the colors of the ship Dagenham brings to the site of the Nomad in Chapter 7?

5. What is the Nightmare Theater supposed to do?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Foyle go to the Vancouver Presteign shipyards?

2. What is significant about Moira in Foyle's early days among the Scientific People, and what does she tell him are his responsibilities?

3. What relationship does Robin have with Foyle early on?

4. What does Jiz ask of Harley Baker, and why is he qualified to do what she asks?

5. What procedure do the Scientific People perform on Foyle that makes him like them?

6. What ultimately happens to Sam in Chapter 6, and how does it happen?

7. What does Foyle learn about blue jauntes?

8. What happens in the relationship between the Inner Planets and Outer Satellites as a result of jaunting?

9. What seems to be the initial impetus for someone to jaunte, but is later found to be unnecessary?

10. How does Dagenham attempt to persuade Foyle to give up information about the Nomad, instead of torture?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

It is not until well into the story that Foyle shows himself to have the capacity for anything other than revenge. Identify two or three pieces of evidence that Foyle can show positive traits and emotions, how they fit into the overall plot of the book, and how the display of those traits helps make him into a more sympathetic character.

Essay Topic 2

This particular novel was originally titled "Tiger! Tiger!" Discuss the appropriateness of that original title, and why perhaps the title was changed to the more poetic "The Stars My Destination." Discuss which title seems more fitting for the book, based on your overall impressions of the novel, and explain the source of the current title.

Essay Topic 3

Torture occurs several times in The Stars My Destination. Foyle is questioned and tortured in Chapter 4. Discuss how torture, in Foyle's case, is designed to alter an internal reality to generate and external result. Discuss the ironic truth that what drives Foyle also protects him from giving in to torture. Explain how revenge has given Foyle the sense of purpose that was missing in the first chapter.

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