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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. According to Silvano, what can the possessed not simply wish for and have appear?
2. According to Louise, where does she believe Quinn Dexter is heading to when the ship that drops out of the communications net flies away?
3. Who suggests to the captain that the Far Realm fly in pursuit of the ship that left the communications net?
4. Where is Kiera Salter originally from?
5. According to the admiral in charge of the Confederation Navy Intelligence Service, which is the only planetary system to completely succumb to the possessed?
Short Essay Questions
1. According to the Admiral in charge of the Confederation Navy Intelligence Service, who has been taking the worst casualty losses when the possessed attempt to take them over?
2. Why does Jezzibella tell Al that he needs to employ non-possessed people?
3. According to what Wing-Tsit tells Syrinx during their eighth meeting, what has the Oenone never done?
4. When the Admiral meets with the doctor at the Confederation Navy Intelligence Service's isolation facility, what has been the Confederation's only notable public success?
5. What is the multiplicity made up of?
6. When the Far Realm is readying itself to dock on Mars, what has Fletcher Christian finally been able to accomplish with several days of intense practice?
7. Why does Kiera Salter consider Dariat to be a dangerous liability?
8. At the beginning of Chapter 9, why does Nicolai want to meet with Capone?
9. As Chapter 11 opens, what is Aulie doing that Syrinx thinks is incredibly boring?
10. When the Admiral meets with the doctor at the Confederation Navy Intelligence Service's isolation facility, what is Capone doing according to the Edenists that are monitoring the events on New California?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
The author uses several different literary techniques as the story is told in regard to the story's flow. Describe the techniques of both flashbacks and foreshadowing. How are each of these techniques used in the story? Why might the author have chosen to use both of these techniques in the story? Was the story enhanced by the use of these two techniques?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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