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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 Tru'gula say to Ashley when he comes to see her in prison?

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

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

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. In chapter thirty what does Mo'amba tell Ben about his mission?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

1) Growth is often seen in a story in reference to the individual characters. Which character do you feel underwent the greatest change during Subterfuge? Explain why.

2) Which character do you feel underwent the least change?

3) Compare these two characters and speculate on what prompted so much or so little change in them?

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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