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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 is the weapon that Joshua has to destroy that Mzu tells him how to reach?

2. When the voidhawks engage the Organization ships in combat, what networks of the planet are forced to retaliate on Nyvan?

3. Where are Jacqueline Coutier and the other possessed held by the Confederation Navy taken to determine if they should be held as prisoners or not?

4. Who warns Stephanie at the military border between the possessed and the living?

5. When Louise, Genevieve and Fletcher arrive at the High York asteroid, who meets them at the spaceport?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when a possessed is killed?

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

3. What does the revelation that Mzu's husband Peter was left on Beezling reveal about her motivations?

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

5. Why does Quinn torture the Christian priest?

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

7. How have the main characters of Mzu, Joshua, Liol, Samuel, Monica, and others grown by the end of the novel?

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

9. What is the power inherent in the Alchemist?

10. How does Bonney transform herself to attack Dariat?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Power in society is a prevailing theme of "The Neutronium Alchemist Conflict." Hamilton frequently refers to this theme, painting the picture of scholarly knowledge being rewarded by power. Which characters appear honest and which appear corrupt and why? Which characters appear to rise above corruption even if they were initially vulnerable to it? What is your opinion of the society that Hamilton describes?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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