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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 going to insist on a full war council before any decisions are made?

2. How do the midshipmen get from the museum to the nearest city?

3. Who goes to Rob's cabin to interrupt his doldrums?

4. When Rod arrives on New Scotland, he is immediately taken where?

5. Who on the Lenin is convinced that the Moties are evil and must be exterminated?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is the defense Jock comes up with for the images Kevin shows from the probe before the probe fired on the MacArthur?

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

5. How has the MacArthur changed from New Chicago through its destruction?

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

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

8. How is Ivan changing every time the Moties discuss something?

9. What comfort do the Moties find in the thoughts of the Blockade?

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 do the humans try to make something that is completely unknown known? What types of activities do they engage in? How is this different from what the Moties do? Cite at least three examples from the text in support of your answer.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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.

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