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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 Samuel and Monica arrive at Nyvan, what asteroid do they find has been given up to the possessed?

2. When the gas giant goes nova, where does the ship head to immediately after?

3. What cells are responsible for lighting the habitat?

4. What does Quinn throw at Twelve-T, burning his hands to expose the power cables in his wrists?

5. Where does Ralph go and see preparations being made for the massive combined effort to rid Mortonridge of the possessed?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 9, how does the possibility of defeating Capone seem plausible?

2. What creates heavy conflict on Nyvan without any reason as the factions close in on Mzu trying to escape with the Alchemist?

3. What is the cliffhanger pertaining to Tranquility at the end of the book?

4. How does Quinn view the planet Nyvan from above like a prophet?

5. What happens when a possessed goes to zero tau?

6. Why does Monica press a gun to Joshua's back after escaping the basin?

7. How do Samuel, Mzu, and Monica try to escape the possessed via the basin?

8. How is Rocio's hellhawk emblematic of his desire for freedom?

9. When is a person able to escape the Anstid?

10. Why is Rocio uncomfortable with the idea of working with the Edenists?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Intuition has particular significance in "The Neutronium Alchemist Conflict." What is the significance of having intuition in the story? Who chases after intuition? Who has intuition? Who loses intuition? Who gains intuition? What does Hamilton ultimately say about intuition through the characters of Calvert and Mzu and what is the importance of this discovery and the characters' role?

Essay Topic 2

Explain Hamilton's use of humor in the book. Cite examples of at least two different instances of humor and explain why Hamilton used them where he did.

Essay Topic 3

Zero-tau is a form of stasis that will freeze a person or thing in the space-time-continuum. How does time move and change as a result? Which characters express this and in what ways? How is sensory feeling suspended?

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