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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. Kin and Silver agree to give which of the following to the sailors in exchange for their help?

2. What is the result of Kin's attempt to take revenge for her friend's imprisonment?

3. What danger is Kin in soon after she and the others land on the first island they find after leaving the sailor's home?

4. What kind of structure do Kin and the others discover as they approach the center of the flat planet?

5. What does the group eventually decide to do with the winged demon?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Silver as she and the others near the hub?

2. What does the group do with the winged demon?

3. What is the group being followed by, and how is it unusual?

4. What do Kin and Marco resolve to do until Shand proteins can be found for Silver?

5. How are the explorers greeted when they reach the sailors' homeland?

6. What are the man on the flying carpet's real motivations?

7. Why is Kin arrested?

8. Why does Kin refuse to believe that the Company could have created the flat planet?

9. What causes the brawl in the Great Hall?

10. What does the group discover at the ship's crash-site?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Marco Farfarer experiences significant character progression and drives much of the story.

Part 1) Who is Marco Farfarer, and what are his significant character traits? What kind of state is he in at the beginning of the novel? What major conflicts will he face?

Part 2) As the story progresses, how does Marco deal with these conflicts? What parts of his nature dominate at various times? Use specific examples from the book.

Part 3) How does Marco's character arc end? Has he resolved his major conflicts? Has he learned and grown as a person, and how have his experiences affected him? How is he likely to behave, and what is he likely to go on to do after the events of the novel?

Essay Topic 2

There are many examples of characters attempting and succeeding in taking revenge in this novel. It is a major theme that causes important changes within characters and drives the plot forward at important points.

Part 1) Which characters attempt or succeed in taking revenge in the novel? What are their motivations? Are they justified in their intentions?

Part 2) How do these actions affect and change these characters? Do they come to regret their actions?

Part 3) What can be said about the overall impact of the desire for revenge in the novel? In general, is it helpful or destructive? If one or more cases are exceptions to this general rule, explain their nature and importance.

Essay Topic 3

The computers of the creators of the flat planet are the only items left behind. They manage and maintain the planet as best they can without the help of a Disc Master. Once their nature is revealed at the end of the book, it is apparent that they have been influencing the characters since they arrived.

Part 1) Explain what the computers are, why the were created, and what function they serve.

Part 2) What are the computers' capabilities, and what can they not do?

Part 3) How could the computers have influenced and directed Kin and the others since the time of their arrival. Cite specific examples from the book and explain how the computers could have manipulated these events in each case.

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