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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 does Nob'cobi tell Ben while making heri'huti contact for the second time?

2. When the drums begin to sound in chapter twenty-four what does Ben find odd?

3. What has Jason molded the plastic explosives into when he gives it to Linda and Blakely?

4. What had Jason not thought about happening in chapter thirty-three when he is trying to find a way to get Ben's attention?

5. What does Khalid tell Linda to do with Jason before he will reset the timer in chapter thirty-two?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe what the hunters bring back with the dead body and what they tell Harry.

2. What happens when Ben reaches the secret passage to go back to the mimi'swee village in chapter thirty-five?

3. Describe Mo'amba's argument on the behalf of Ashley and Ben in chapter twenty-seven.

4. How does Mo'amba explain that the newcomers are to blame for the death of the fungi?

5. When Ben and Ashley arrive at Alpha Base in chapter thirty-seven what does Harry explain happened?

6. Describe the scene in chapter twenty-seven when a child is brought forth in the council meeting?

7. Describe the last communication that Mo'amba has with Ben in chapter thirty-four?

8. What happens to Michaelson after he falls asleep in the hole in chapter twenty-two?

9. What does Ben find when he first reaches Blakely's office in chapter thirty-three?

10. Describe the exchange between Khalid and Blakely in chapter twenty-three when Blakely begins telling them about the main base being attacked.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

1) Speculate on the reasons that the author chose to include Ashley's young son in the story.

2) Which of the main characters seen in the story do you feel could have been excluded from the story without loosing the meaning? Explain your choice.

3) Did you feel it was necessary to the story line for Nob'cobi to have given his life for Jason? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

1) What do you think that Khalid had planned for Linda?

2) Why was Khalid so nice to Linda when they first started out, such as when he was able to pull her through the crack when they were following Halloway?

3) Was there any part of Khalid that truly was kind or humane? Explain your answer.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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