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

2. What does Khalid say when he first catches up with Linda, Blakely and Jason in chapter twenty-five?

3. Why does Nob'cobi have to go with Ben on their trip to the main base?

4. What does Jason pull out of his pocket when he hears Ben's voice?

5. 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?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What does Ben find when he first reaches Blakely's office in chapter thirty-three?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

1) Is the conservation that is seen with the mimi'swee understandable and believable to the reader? Explain.

2) How does the society of the mimi'swee compare to today's society?

3) Explain the reason for these vast or minimal differences.

Essay Topic 2

1) Do you think that Importance of Family or Heritage could be used as a main theme for this story? Why or why not?

2) Do you think that knowing where you came from is important for people? Explain.

3) Do you think that blood relation is stronger or more important that who you are raised by? Nature vs Nurture? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

1) When Dr. Blakely knows that it is either him or Jason be killed he lists off the things he has done in his life that make him feel he has lead a full life. Did you agree with his assessment of his own life? Why?

2) What do you hope to look back on when you are at the end of your life and find that will make you feel you have had a full life?

3) How much do you feel that a person's hopes and dreams change over the course of a lifetime? Explain why?

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