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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 say when Tru'gula offers to help her escape?

2. Why does Harry tell Ashley that he and Michaelson are safe in chapter twenty-six when he explains that Ashley and Ben are still to die?

3. What does Harry explain is going on when the council member puts her egg in a nest in the middle of the council in chapter twenty-seven?

4. What is odd about the baby that Ashley sees when they first get to the village in chapter twenty-one?

5. What does Mo'amba tell Ben about his mission in chapter thirty?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Describe the conversation that Jason and Linda have in chapter thirty-one.

6. Describe the dream that Khalid has after taking Linda's anti-anxiety pills.

7. What is significant about the symbols that Ashley finds on the walls in chapter twenty-five>?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

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) Could the story have been told from only one person's point of view? Why?

2) What other ways could the author have imparted information to the reader rather than switching point of views periodically throughout the book?

3) Do you feel that the author was confusing with his point of view switching so often? At what point does it become overwhelming for a reader to switch point of views?

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