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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 the Acceptor fail to communicate to its leader?

2. Nukapai helps the captain with ___________.

3. What keeps the Soro queen from executing her chief?

4. What are the Brothers of the Night?

5. What natural disaster happens in Chapter 7?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Gillian get angry with Jim?

2. What is different about the Streaker?

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

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

5. What does Moki do when he is ordered to end Jon's hunt for Akki?

6. How does Gillian learn about the truth onboard the ship?

7. What do the Xappish officers discuss in Chapter 20?

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

9. What does Gillian do during the first psi-attack, and why?

10. What did the Galactics do when they sensed a false mayday call?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What were some of the most evil things Krat did in this plot, and what were her reasons for these actions?

Essay Topic 2

What are some of the main elements of foreshadowing from this book, and how did their fulfillment shape the course of the plot?

Essay Topic 3

What were the different cultures described in this book, and how did they differ with and relate to one another?

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