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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 is the pod brought into the ship?

2. How long does it take the MacArthur to get to the rendezvous point with the alien ship?

3. What room are the humans brought to on the Motie ship for observation?

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

5. When Rod holds a dinner party in Part 1, Chapter 3, who is invited?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why are the humans having such a difficult time initiating communication with the Motie Engineer?

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

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

4. What do the mummies from the asteroid display?

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

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

7. What are the first hints about the incredible age of the Motie civilization?

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

9. What does the visual record in The Church of Him show the Navy men?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

How is the MacArthur a character? How is the MacArthur an object? What is the importance of this distinction for the story? Cite specific examples in support of your answer.

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