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

2. Who is one of the Kiint on Tranquillity that comes to visit Kelly?

3. What does the Kiint on Tranquillity that comes to visit Kelly want from her?

4. Who rescues Monica from the possessed in the foundry?

5. What does Syrinx want to ambush Capone from attacking?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why are Quinn's officers afraid of him?

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

3. Why does Quinn torture the Christian priest?

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

5. How does Bonney transform herself to attack Dariat?

6. How are the fates of Louise and Genevieve left uncertain at the end of the book?

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

8. How does Rocio going to Capone help Gerard in his mission?

9. Why do Dariat and Rubra want to fuse their powers?

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

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

Hamilton uses more than one instance of irony in "The Neutronium Alchemist Conflict." Cite at least two examples you can identify in the book and note why they are examples of irony.

Essay Topic 3

Describe Rubra. What is his role in "The Neutronium Alchemist Conflict"? What was Hamilton trying to accomplish by creating Rubra's character in the novel?

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