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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. In Chapter Eighty-Four, why is Leigh-Cheri so angry at A'ben Fizel?

2. Why can't Leigh-Cheri follow Bernard to the ends of the earth?

3. What do King Max and Queen Tillie think about Bernard?

4. What does Bernard do at the end of Chapter Seventy-Two that upsets Leigh-Cheri?

5. After Leigh-Cheri tells Bernard her favorite bedtime story what does he ask?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the authorities finally find Bernard to arrest him?

2. What does Leigh-Cheri do on her birthday?

3. Why is Leigh-Cheri only permitted to tell a story when she visits Bernard in prison?

4. Why does the writer say his new typewriter will have to cope with letters, words and sentence structures that no other typewriter has ever had?

5. Why does Leigh-Cheri visit the pyramid the night before her wedding to A'ben Fizel?

6. What happened that coincided with what looked to Leigh-Cheri, Bernard, and their companions to be a space ship flying by them?

7. What mishaps do not endear Bernard to Queen Tilli?

8. Who are the "Red Beards" Bernard tells Leigh-Cheri about?

9. What questions does the writer hope to answer as he finishes the book?

10. What does Bernard think has happened to Leigh-Cheri after he awakens following the blast that set them free?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The story speaks about a large number of UFO sightings in Hawaii, in particular Maui. It also discusses the "Red Beards" of South and Central America and Mexico. Consider the discussion Leigh-Cheri and Bernard have about these subjects. What are their feelings about UFOs, aliens and Red Beards? Do they believe in them? This is a work of fiction, however, much of fiction is based on fact. Research each of these topics and note what you learn. Were any of these topics based on factual information?

Essay Topic 2

How does Bernard explain the difference between a criminal and an outlaw? Is there really a difference?

Essay Topic 3

What happened when word got out about Leigh-Cheri's symbolic act of her self-imposed imprisonment in her attic? Was this an act of protest over his being arrested or unity in support of the man she loves? What was the action supposed to prove? What was Bernard's reaction to it? Why? Shouldn't he have been honored that she loved him so much to do what she did, instead returning to life as normal?

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