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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. When Whitbred is dressed down into a tight skin suit, what do the Moties do?

2. In Part 2, Chapter 17, how many classifications of Moties does everyone think there is?

3. The alien object appears to have come from what system?

4. Who does Horace think cannot prove his guilt about being involved in the rebellion?

5. In response to Sally's first attempt at communication, what does the Motie take apart and rebuild?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the primary purpose of the dinner party in relation to the plot of the story?

2. What does Bury believe is the measure of an individual?

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

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

5. What is the blindness that afflicts the humans when they visit the Motie zoo?

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

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

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

9. How do the individuals on board the MacArthur demonstrate a class-system like the Motie Engineer?

10. How are the scientists anthropomorphizing the Moties?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the point of telling the story of the midshipmen who crashed on Mote Prime? What does this reveal about the Moties? Use examples from the text to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Using specific examples from the text in support of your answer, explain the main motivation for the Moties choices and behavior during their interactions with humans.

Essay Topic 3

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

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