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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 Ashley make Ben promise to do before he leaves for the main base in chapter twenty-nine?

2. What concerns Ben when he and Ashley are on their way back up to the main base?

3. When Khalid sees the plumes of smoke from the camp in chapter twenty-three, what does he compare it to?

4. What does Khalid tell Linda to do in order to let Jason live?

5. What does Sandy say when Ben asks her where Blakely is at?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What happens between Ben and Nob'cobi when the trip is first starting out in chapter thirty-one?

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

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

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

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

9. In chapter thirty-three what things does Linda realize while helping Khalid?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

1) Pick one of the characters in the story that you would have most enjoyed being. Why did you pick this character?

2) Do you and this character share any traits? Explain.

3) What would you have done differently in the story if you had been this character?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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