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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 is the name of the sister ship to the Nomad?

2. What is the phrase repeated many times by the woman's chorus of the Sargasso Asteroid?

3. What animal does Jiz (and other characters) continually refer to Foyle as?

4. Why isn't Jiz initially able to get on board the Nomad after it blasts off?

5. How old does Jiz tell Gully she is?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Y'ang-Yeovil want custody of Foyle after Foyle's attempt to destroy the Vorga?

2. Describe Foyle and Jiz's escape from the prison.

3. Why is Gully Foyle considered the stereotypical common man?

4. What is so significant about Jaunte's first jaunte?

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

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

7. What is the relationship between Presteign and Dagenham?

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

9. What keeps Foyle from divulging information about the whereabouts of the Nomad when he is questioned at the Nightmare Theater?

10. What does Foyle discover on board the Nomad when he returns to the Sargasso Asteroid?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

The Stars My Destination was written in 1956. While parts of the novel are dated, other parts have stood the test of time. Identify two or three "big themes" the novel tackles--themes that exist outside the constraints of science fiction--and explain how those themes still resonate and have value to readers today.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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