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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 thirty-one, why is it explained that Linda and Jason are pushing themselves to move so fast?

2. What does Ben answer when Harry asks if they should look for Linda before getting Jason to safety?

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

4. What does Khalid drop when the crak'an has him in his mouth?

5. How does Mo'amba tell Ben that his people were able to survive underground?

Short Essay Questions

1. In chapter twenty-six, what do Mo'amba and Ben discuss when they connect in Ben's dream?

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

3. What happens after Khalid finds Linda, Blakely and Jason in chapter twenty-five?

4. Describe the communication that Mo'amba and Ben have in the cave in chapter twenty-four?

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

6. What does Sin'jari tell Ashley in chapter thirty-six after he has captured her, Michaelson, and Tru'gula?

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

8. Describe the events that surround Mo'amba's death.

9. What does Ben explain to Ashley about the other five caves that they did not go into after the ceremony is over?

10. What happens when Ben and his group first reach the main base in chapter thirty-two?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

1) Based on what is seen in the story speculate on how the mimi'swee culture differs from our culture.

2) Does it seem important to the reader that with the exception of the female at the council hearing with the egg, there are no women of the mimi'swee that are closely examined or spoken to? Speculate on the reasons that this is true.

3) Is their a point in our history when our culture would have mirrored the mimi'swee's? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

1) When Dr. Blakely knows that it is either him or Jason be killed he lists off the things he has done in his life that make him feel he has lead a full life. Did you agree with his assessment of his own life? Why?

2) What do you hope to look back on when you are at the end of your life and find that will make you feel you have had a full life?

3) How much do you feel that a person's hopes and dreams change over the course of a lifetime? Explain why?

Essay Topic 3

1) Describe Khalid and his role in the story.

2) Describe Sin'jari and his role in the story.

3) Which of these two antagonists would you say is more prominent in the story line, and why?

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