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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. How does the Acceptor command his enemies?

2. How does Gillian learn about the Tandu?

3. What causes the natural disaster in Chapter 7?

4. What is the hardest thing Hannes ever did?

5. What are the Brothers of the Night?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the Xappish ship in Chapter 20 destroyed?

2. Why does Creideiki doubt the worth of Uplift?

3. Why has Streaker stopped in Kithrup at the beginning of the book?

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

5. Why does Krat kill a librarian?

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

7. What does Toshio fantasize about while working with the robot? Why?

8. What does Metz know about the Bosun that most others do not?

9. Why does Gillian get angry with Jim?

10. What does the Krat order after the first psi bomb goes off?

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 were the Orce splices, and how did their involvement in this story change 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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