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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 name of the town that sits 250 kilometers below the neck of Mortonridge?

2. Who reluctantly agrees to fly the Kavanaugh party off of the planet?

3. What is the name of the stranger who rescues Al after Al kills a man with just one punch?

4. What is the name of the Romany women the Kavanaugh girls meet outside the farmhouse on their way into town?

5. After the voidhawks have been near Rubra for ten hours, who joins the voidhawks?

Short Essay Questions

1. As the story opens, what two things is Louise Kavanaugh waiting for?

2. 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?

3. According to the neural expert's promise, what will always be there for Gerald Skibbow?

4. Name the two people responsible for overseeing Capone's law enforcers for the Organization.

5. Why can Al Capone not datavise anyone?

6. Why does the person who emerges from the wormhole insist on one more small swallow maneuver?

7. According to Al Capone, what do the people of the future decidedly lack?

8. In Chapter 5, why is the wormhole survivor so relieved to be out of the wormhole?

9. When Jezzibella reaches the airport in San Angeles, why has her flight been rescheduled?

10. According to Al Capone, what has he returned to life as?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There is no doubt that Kelly Tirrel is greatly affected by her meeting with Shaun Wallace. Discuss how Kelly's interactions with Shaun affect Kelly's worldview. How do Kelly's experiences affect her mental state, her ability to trust, and her willingness to help Joshua?

Essay Topic 2

The story takes place primarily in several different locations. Compare and contrast each of the following locations in the story - on New California, on Tranquility, and on Eden. Be sure to include how the characters are treated in each of these locations, as well as how they live and interact with each other. Of the three above locations in the story, which location would you most prefer to live in and why?

Essay Topic 3

The theme of loyalty is evident throughout the novel. Al Capone's loyalties, for instance, lie with himself and, to a lesser degree, Jezzibella. Discuss how the theme of loyalty is portrayed through the eyes of Al Capone, Jezzibella, Genevieve Kavanaugh, and Joshua Calvert.

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