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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 sort of craft does Foyle use to leave the Sargasso Asteroid?

2. What incident brings Jaunte to discover his "effect"?

3. What device does Jiz tell Foyle is being used to track them as they attempt to escape the Gouffre Martel?

4. What critical bit of information does Foyle withhold from Jiz while they were still at Gouffre Martel?

5. What offer does Dagenham make Foyle in return for information on the Nomad?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the relationship between Presteign and Dagenham?

3. What is the relationship between Jiz and Sam Quatt?

4. What kind of advice does Jisbella McQueen give Foyle when they discuss on the Whisper Line?

5. What are some of the negative aspects and results of jaunting?

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

7. What is Foyle's response after Jiz removes his bandages on board the Saturn Weekender in Chapter 7, and what does Jiz tell him?

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

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

10. What happens as Foyle attempts to leave the asteroid with the safe from the Nomad?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Fourmyle's Four Mile Circus is encamped in what is known as Old St. Pat's, what was once St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City. Discuss the irony of this group taking up residence in what was once a church, being mindful of what the Circus represents. Explain why the Circus is such an attraction to the people in the culture. Is it an escape? An ideal to be emulated? Evidence of the culture's depravity? Or something else entirely?

Essay Topic 2

Y'ang-Yeovil appears on the Spanish Steps in Rome masquerading as Angelo Poggi, a crewmember on board the Vorga. Foyle is masquerading as Fourmyle. Another theme in the book is that of deception. Identify and discuss other examples of personal deception in the book. Consider, too, how entire classes of people might be practicing deception. for example, how the wealthy try to impress their peers by traveling in flashy, ancient modes of transportation.

Essay Topic 3

Foyle has to deal not only with his external physical image, but also his external image as it is perceived by others. Describe his transition from Gully Foyle, uneducated merchant marine, to Geoffrey Fourmyle, wealthy buffoon. Discuss how this transition helps him hide his obsession. Describe, too, how Robin Wednesbury complements him in the areas in which he is weak.

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