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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. Why does Khalid believe that there will be valuable minerals found on the dig?

2. What does Colonel Matson say that he wants Ben to do in chapter two?

3. What slows down the retreat that Ben and Michaelson make from the monsters in chapter fifteen?

4. In chapter seventeen before Ashley goes back to sleep, what question does Linda ask Ashley?

5. What obstacle did Michaelson find in chapter twelve that he suggests they had better try and get over before they camp for the night?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the conversation that Ashley and Blakely have in the elevator in chapter six.

2. What does Khalid reveal while he is talking to Ashley, Linda, and Ben in chapter four?

3. What happens in chapter five when Jason goes to the bathroom?

4. What does Khalid do in chapter seven after everyone has gone to bed?

5. What does Ashley find when she arrives at the dig site in chapter eight?

6. What is revealed about Ben's childhood in chapter two?

7. What does Blakely show Ashley when they first meet in chapter one?

8. Describe the scene in chapter one when Ashley Carter is first introduced.

9. Describe the dream that Ben has in chapter two.

10. Explain the dream that Ben has while sleeping in the cave in chapter seventeen.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

1) Mo'amba talks about how differently the humans look compared to the mimi'swee. Does it seem surprising to you that the mimi'swee were as willing to accept the humans as they were? Explain.

2) What various types of cultural differences are seen today that cause difficulty in acceptance?

3) What other differences cause difficulty in acceptance? How do these compare to the mimi'swee's acceptance of the humans?

Essay Topic 2

1) Did the fact that Khalid chose to take diamonds from the caves, despite his employer's wish, make you believe his convictions less when he spoke of destroying the caves in order to save his country's economy? Why or why not?

2) Speculate on what effect the cavern would have had on the world.

3) If you could find a cavern with either a lost civilization or diamonds in it which would you chose and why?

Essay Topic 3

1) Which of the scenes in the story caught your attention the most and stuck with you throughout the story? Why do you think this scene was the one that got your attention?

2) Do you think that blood or violence is a more attention grabbing in literature? Why?

3) How would this story have changed had there been no scenes of blood or violence or explanation of the carnage seen? Would it have diminished the story line? Explain.

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