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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. Who is the prime human liaison for the Motie Ambassadors on the human ship?

2. Who assembles for the war council?

3. Rod is concerned that he might lose what based on how he votes on the Motie counteroffer?

4. Bury manages to retrieve what with the small Moties in stasis before evacuating?

5. Jack was asked to do a study and projection of the Motie fleet potential based on what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is inside the museum where the three men who crashed on Mote Prime gather?

2. Why does Fowler require that the Moties shoot first before the Navy attacks?

3. Why do the senior officers want to see the tape of the lifeboats' destruction?

4. What makes Horace throw a fit while he is moving between the MacArthur and the Lenin?

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

6. How are the Moties able to hide their conversations from the humans?

7. After the funeral service for the fallen men, how does Kevin help Rod?

8. What about the asteroids around Mote Prime shock and amaze the scientists?

9. What is the first priority of the midshipmen after escaping from the Motie museum?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

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.

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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