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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. How long is Ben given to complete his task in chapter twenty-eight before Ashley is put to death?

2. In chapter twenty-seven, what does Harry compare the taste of the 'rotgut booze' he used to get information from the locals to?

3. What does Harry tell Michaelson about using nontraditional weapons to kill the crak'an?

4. What does Mo'amba tell Ben about the two that Ben almost attacked in chapter thirty?

5. What does Mo'amba tell Ben that a heri'huti is?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. Describe what Khalid tells Linda in chapter thirty-two when he stops to reset the time on Jason's counter.

8. Describe the interaction between Ben and Ashley as he is leaving.

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

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

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) Speculate on the reasons that the author chose to include Ashley's young son in the story.

2) Which of the main characters seen in the story do you feel could have been excluded from the story without loosing the meaning? Explain your choice.

3) Did you feel it was necessary to the story line for Nob'cobi to have given his life for Jason? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

1) Write an essay explaining why Tiny Tim was an appropriate name for the crak'an found at the end of the story, or why this name was not appropriate. If you had to give the creature a different name what would it have been and why?

2) Create a nickname for the other main players in the story and explain the importance of the names chosen for them.

3) What nickname would you give yourself if you were putting yourself in a work of fiction? Explain what kind of work it would be and why you chose this name.

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