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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. The Mediators teach the Blaine children to read what?

2. Castle City has no weapons or what?

3. The story of the man trying to get the animal to sing makes Charlie realize just how _______ the humans really are.

4. Who predicted the humans would offer to bring the Moties into the Empire with severe limitations?

5. Defiant was wounded during what?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is the truth about the Moties frightening for other races in the cosmos?

2. What is the story Charlie tells about the condemned man?

3. What do the Moties learn about the reason the MacArthur was destroyed?

4. What happens to Rod at the Court of Inquiry?

5. How has Horace changed because of his contact with the Moties?

6. What element does Sally and Rod's relationship demonstrate?

7. Once the Motie ambassadors arrive on New Scotland, how do they view the humans?

8. What does Rod's new position as a Commissioner give him?

9. Why are the museums set up on Mote Prime?

10. What are the different beliefs about the Moties held by the scientists and the military men?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

What role does the conflict between science and the military have in the story? What influence does that have on the mission of the MacArthur and the Lenin and on the Commission? Use specific examples to support your answer.

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