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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. As Syrinx approaches the bungalow in the glade on Eden, how does she feel?

2. What does the person who is ushered into Capone's hotel suite at gunpoint want to discuss with Capone?

3. Why does the senior editor not want to include more of Shawn Wallace in their news footage?

4. Who possesses Eben Pavitt's old and worn out body?

5. When Syrinx awakens from her therapy session, whose face is the first one she sees?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Genevieve sees the planet that contains the Lowell Sea, how does she describe the planet's difference from Norfolk?

2. According to Kiera, what is an indication of Dariat's true instability?

3. When Syrinx emerges from the jumbled trees into a glade with a lake, how is the bungalow she sees different from the other bungalows in Eden?

4. According to what Wing-Tsit tells Syrinx during their eighth meeting, what has the Oenone never done?

5. According to the person waiting for Syrinx at the bungalow in Eden, what is the purpose of life?

6. According to the person waiting for Syrinx as she approaches the bungalow in the glade on Eden, why is Syrinx at the bungalow?

7. As Chapter 11 opens, what is Aulie doing that Syrinx thinks is incredibly boring?

8. According to Jezzibella, what is the difference between a rifle and a machine gun?

9. 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?

10. Why was the Confederation Navy Intelligence Service originally created?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

One of the main themes is this novel involves deceptive appearances.

a. Identify three characters that use deceptive appearances to further their interests.

b. Why do these characters rely on deception?

c. What is the outcome for these characters? Were they successful in their endeavors or would they have been more successful if they had not been deceptive?

Essay Topic 2

Throughout the course of the novel, Joshua Calvert is involved with two quite different women. Compare and contrast the relationship Joshua has with Louise to the relationship Joshua has with Ione. Then, compare and contrast these two women. How do these two relationships influence not only Joshua, but also the other people in the story?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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