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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 Maynard Khanna?

2. While Jay is playing with Hailie, what subject do they discuss at length?

3. What does Dariat put Tatiana and his body in before leaving the body to join his soul with the habitat's neural strata?

4. Who says goodbye to Sinon before he leaves for Ombey?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What happens when a possessed is killed?

5. What is the power inherent in the Alchemist?

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

7. How does Quinn's operations room evoke images of genocide?

8. Why are the Edenists willing to accept the hellhawk in Chapter 13?

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

10. How is Rocio different from other souls that are possessed?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Technology is a recurring theme in "The Neutronium Alchemist Conflict." What advancements occur in technology? Describe some of the tools, equipment, and changes. How accurate are they? Do these changes result in positive or negative consequences?

Essay Topic 2

Calvert and Mzu are two of the most active characters in determining the plot of the story.

Part 1) What is their relationship? How do they co-exist and how do they interact? What is similar about them and what is different? Compare and contrast.

Part 2) What are some events that Calvert had a direct influence upon? What are some events that Mzu had a direct influence upon?

Part 3) Which character offers support to the group? Which one is stronger and why?

Essay Topic 3

Explain the concept of loneliness as it exhibits in "The Neutronium Alchemist Conflict." Which of the characters are lonely? Are they all lonely in some way? Explain the loneliness and the methods and attempts to overcome it.

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