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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. What concerns Ashley in chapter ten about Michaelson's backpack?

2. What does Ben say to Jason in chapter four after Linda offers to let Jason come help her survey the lake in chapter seven?

3. What does Blakely tell Roland in chapter three when Roland mentions the previous exploration team?

4. After examining the dead body of one of the creatures in chapter fifteen, what does Linda say that the animal resembles?

5. What happens to Blakely while trying to escape the monsters in chapter sixteen?

Short Essay Questions

1. When the group stops to camp for the first night in chapter eleven what happens?

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

3. Describe the conversation that Ashley and Michaelson have when Michaelson is angry for having to look for Halloway?

4. Describe what happens in chapter sixteen when the base is attacked.

5. Describe the scene in chapter two when Ben Brust is first introduced.

6. Describe what Linda deduces after looking at the body of one of the monsters in chapter fifteen?

7. When they get across the river and find blood explain what Ashley and Villanueva discuss about Halloway coming across the river.

8. Describe what happens in chapter twenty when Jason and Blakely are withing earshot of Linda and Khalid.

9. Explain what happens in chapter thirteen after the group gets through the small crevice while following Halloway's trail.

10. What happens in chapter twelve when Ashley sends Halloway to get Michaelson?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Pick one of the following to write about.

1) Ashley had emotional issues from her past that kept her from committing to Ben. Linda had phobias that she felt controlled her life. Which of these would you feel would hold a person back more? Explain your answer.

2) Do you think it was realistic that Ashley and Ben were allowed to stay with the mimi'swee rather than be ushered out by the military? Why or why not?

3) Do you think that the abilities that heri'huti had would be considered worth money and exploited? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

1) Is the conservation that is seen with the mimi'swee understandable and believable to the reader? Explain.

2) How does the society of the mimi'swee compare to today's society?

3) Explain the reason for these vast or minimal differences.

Essay Topic 3

1) Did the crak'an create the effect that the author was going for in your opinion? Why or why not?

2) What 'monster' from literature did you feel was the best monster. Please explain your choice.

3) What is necessary for a writer to create a good monster for his work?

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