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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. Faster-than-light travel means the time needed to travel between different solar systems from what locations is null.

2. What feeling does Horace have about the lack of success of the rebellion?

3. Renner's first name is what?

4. In Part 1, Chapter 9, what aspect of human society is further explained to the reader?

5. The Motie assigned to Bury has a Master who is interested in what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the Moties show the humans while they are on Mote Prime?

2. What emotions does Rod feel when he learns the alien is dead inside the pod?

3. What do the mummies from the asteroid display?

4. How are the human scientists not being objective observers regarding the Moties?

5. What words describe Rod Blaine in his first appearance in the book?

6. How is the urgency of the local Navy headquarters made clear in Chapter 4?

7. What is one of Rod's flaws?

8. Who sees the risk in the escaped Moties aboard the MacArthur?

9. Why are the humans on Mote Prime recalled to the ship via secret code?

10. What are the reactions of the humans to the reproduction between the small Moties after knowing that one changed from female to male?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Using examples from the text, explain the similarities and differences between the Motie and human evolutions and current political situations.

Essay Topic 2

What is anthropomorphism? How does anthropomorphism influence the actions of the characters in this story? Provide at least three examples from the text in support of your answer.

Essay Topic 3

How are Rod's military perspective and Sally's anthropological perspective compared and contrasted in the book? Explain your answer using at least three specific examples from the text.

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