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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. Small beings who fix things if left a gift is given what name on the MacArthur?

2. What kind of drive does the MacArthur have?

3. How many days does Sinclair spend in the tool room before he is assigned a Fyunch?

4. What is not present to help Rob get to the Mote system?

5. A Master Motie is what color?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Hardy point out about the different viewpoints on the ship?

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

4. What, finally, impresses everyone that the escaped Moties on the MacArthur pose a problem?

5. Why does the Motie Engineer confuse the humans she first meets with?

6. How does Sally raise the tension level surrounding what to do with the alien pod?

7. The MacArthur's departure and approach to the new jump point highlight what conflict?

8. What does faster than light travel mean for the humans in the story?

9. Why did the Motie Engineer bring the smaller Moties on the human ship?

10. What are Admiral Kutuzov's orders regarding the MacArthur?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the Motie's idea of solutions to problems? How is that different from the Mediator's idea? What does this mean for the Motie's interactions with humans? Use at least three examples from the book in support of your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Citing examples from the book, explain in what ways the characterizations of the aliens are more complex than the characterizations of the humans.

Essay Topic 3

How did Rod's upbringing prepare him for contact with an alien culture and the social and political impacts involved? Cite examples from the book in support of your answer.

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