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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 did the Streaker once trade with a ship in another galaxy?

2. How does Hannes describe the neo-dolphins?

3. What is Toshio almost killed by in Chapter 1?

4. Who does Tom miss as the storm gets stronger?

5. What does Haoke try to get Moki to do?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Charles discover about the sophonts while on Kithrup?

2. Why does Creideiki accept Tom's risky plan for escape?

3. What is Metz trying to hide from the Captain?

4. What does Toshio discover when he is cleaning up?

5. Why does Krat kill a librarian?

6. What keeps Creideiki focused on the task at hand?

7. What brings Tom out of his trance after the crash?

8. When are excerpts of Gillian's journal used in the book?

9. What does Hikahi tell the Captain about the wreck they surveyed?

10. Why does Gillian get angry with Jim?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Violence is something that is resorted to a number of times in this book, and yet some characters feel justified in their violent actions. Who are some of these characters, and how does their feeling about violence affect their place in the plot and the characters who are in contact with them?

Essay Topic 2

What are some of the key examples of manipulation from this book, and how would the plot have been different had these betrayals not have occurred?

Essay Topic 3

Gillian and Dennie are similar in many ways, and yet they have some important differences. Using citations from the book, compare and contrast these two important characters from the book.

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