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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 the hunter, Nob'cobi, call Michaelson at the end of chapter twenty-two after Michaelson kills the crak'an that is holding Nob'cobi?

2. 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?

3. What does Khalid answer when Linda yells that she said she would help him and there is no need to hurt Jason in chapter thirty-two?

4. Why does Sandy tell Ben she didn't evacuate with the others?

5. 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?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. How does Linda get Blakely and Jason away from Khalid?

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

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

9. What does Sin'jari open the arguments with in chapter twenty-seven when he begins speaking against Ashley and Ben?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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) What are the implications associated with the fact that the mimi'swee had developed biological tools.

2) If you were writing a fictional piece what biological tools would you have developed? Explain.

3) Do you believe that biological tools are something that is realistic for science to focus on? Explain.

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