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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. Who does Jim say should not have been let on to the crew?

2. Where did Keepiru learn to fight?

3. What does Gillian fear when she is back on the Streaker?

4. What does Keepiru lead Jon into to trap him?

5. What does Hikahi call the aliens?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Tom see in his last trance in the book?

2. Why does the Karrank% not want to work with Creideiki at first?

3. What do the Gubru report finding on the volcanic planet?

4. What does Creideiki hope to do to help Tom while with the Karrank%?

5. When does Gillian order an emergency take-off?

6. How does Keepiru threaten Jon's posterity?

7. What ends up being Creideiki's duty?

8. Why does Tom decide to fire on the Espiarch?

9. Why does Gillian not weep after hearing the message from Tom?

10. What does Keepiru enjoy about his fight with Jon?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is Uplift, and what role does it play in this plot?

Essay Topic 2

What did the Soro want with the dolphins, and what did they risk in their pursuit of this?

Essay Topic 3

How did the symbol of war change the course of this plot, and which characters were most affected because of the war?

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