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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. How many people are traveling aboard the overloaded space plane as it ascends through Lalonde's atmosphere?
2. What is the name of the suite that Al Capone is staying in on Monterey?
3. When the person and the ship emerge from the wormhole in Chapter 5, how much space is between them?
4. When Jezzibella meets Al Capone, how many albums has her last recording sold?
5. According to the pilot's theory, how much reaction mass will be in the tanks when the overloaded space plane reaches escape velocity as it ascends through Lalonde's atmosphere?
Short Essay Questions
1. According to Capone, what is the main difference between Chicago and New California?
2. According to the stranger who rescues Al Capone off the street, what is the ultimate goal of the group that the stranger is taking Al to?
3. According to Louise's father, why is Quinn staying at the Kavanaugh manor?
4. What does the ESA head of station learn when he receives a datavised alert from the director of the Ombey's ESA office?
5. In Chapter 5, why is the wormhole survivor so relieved to be out of the wormhole?
6. According to Al Capone, what do the people of the future decidedly lack?
7. Describe the cars that Al Capone sees as he strolls along the street in his new body.
8. What does Avram Harwood's staff deal with in running the operations center for Capone's Organization?
9. When Jezzibella offers to go along with Al, Al tells her she can accompany him if she does what she is told. How does Jezzibella respond?
10. According to Louise Kavanaugh's musings, what has destiny apparently chosen Louise to do?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Antimatter is a major component of the Alchemist. Not only is Dr. Mzu after antimatter, but so is Al Capone. Describe antimatter. What is it? How is it produced? What are its effects? How it is obtained? Why is Capone determined to control the supply of antimatter?
Essay Topic 2
In many ways, the novel is a series of contrasts designed to heighten the reader's awareness and draw the reader deeper into the story and the intricacies of each of the story's characters. Identify at least three contrasts that are used in the novel. Describe these contrasts and determine how they impact the story's plot, as well as the reader's emotional involvement in the characters' lives. If these identified contrasts were not included in the story, what impact would their absence have on the storyline, the characters' development, and the readers' involvement?
Essay Topic 3
Compare and contrast Fletcher Christian and Joshua Calvert. How are the two characters similar? How are they different?
Compare the role that Louise plays in each of their lives. How is each character affected by Louise, both positively and negatively?
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