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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. At what hotel is Al Capone staying at on Monterey?

2. When Louise and Genevieve ask to tour the panicked city, who ends up escorting the girls?

3. When the door to their mother's boudoir opens, what is the noticeable difference in appearance of the figure in the doorway?

4. Where is Al Capone when he is reincarnated?

5. Where had Oenone wanted to go after bringing the injured passenger on board?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the cars that Al Capone sees as he strolls along the street in his new body.

2. When the ESA head of station prepares to go down to the Pasto city spaceport, what does the head of station request from the director?

3. Why does Jezzibella's manager select an early morning departure for Jezzibella's tour convoy out of San Angeles?

4. What is Kesteven?

5. According to Louise Kavanaugh's musings, what has destiny apparently chosen Louise to do?

6. What is Al Capone's only disappointment as he looks out the window of his hotel suite on Monterey?

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

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

9. When the overloaded space plane is trying to leave Lalonde's atmosphere, where is the space plane headed?

10. In Chapter 5, how does the person survive passage through the wormhole without being in a ship?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Throughout the story, there are several situations where a character's life is in danger.

a. Identify at least three instances where one of the characters is in danger. Describe the situation and how the character escapes from danger.

b. Compare and contrast the dangerous situations in which others are attempting to harm your identified characters. What is the motivation in each of these situations to do harm?

Essay Topic 2

Al Capone seems to be a man who was supremely confident in his ability to come out on top. Identify at least three instances from the story that highlight his confidence. How was Capone helped by his utter confidence? How was Capone hurt by his confidence?

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast how the character of Louise Kavanaugh changes as the story progresses. Be sure to include your assessment of Louise's character when she is first introduced in the story, when she flees from her family's estate, when she travels through space with Fletcher, and when she wants to pursue Quinn's ship.

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