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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 Toshio get to safety when the quaking starts?

2. What is Gillian trying to give Hikahi time to do?

3. Why does Jon say he has more power than others?

4. With what kind of whale is Jon spliced?

5. What does Toshio wonder when the quaking starts?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Kph-kree tell Creideiki about his beloved ship?

3. Why is Gillian uncomfortable taking command of Streaker?

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

5. What does Hikahi refuse to do if Streaker is destroyed?

6. How does the Acceptor feel about what is happening on Kithrup? Why?

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

8. What is Tom doing when he is rescued?

9. What does Creideiki do to help when he recovers from his coma?

10. What happened just as Gillian thought she had failed?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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

Essay Topic 3

How did the mysterious nature of this plot affect its progression? Which characters were most influential in maintaining this veil of mystery that was present in the plot?

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