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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 ouster's only scout ship?

2. What is the Void Which Binds?

3. Who puts on skinsuits and rebreathers as they walk up the mountain to the Temple of the Jade Emperor?

4. What mode of transportation does Aenea use in Chapter 28?

5. What does Raul awake in after he and Aenea interrupt mass?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Raul return to Pacem?

2. Where do Aenea, DeSoya and Raul find themselves transported in Chapter 30?

3. What happens to a human when they travel via farcasters?

4. What happens at Castle Sant'Angelo?

5. What is the Void Which Binds?

6. What does the Pope intend to do to Aenea once she is captured?

7. What is the Ouster Startree?

8. Whom is the Shrike after in Chapter 19?

9. What happens in Tai'an, the City of Peace?

10. Describe how Aenea's sacrifice reaffirmed DeSoya's faith in the Church.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze and describe how Aenea's final actions reflect her desire to live her final moments fully.

Essay Topic 2

Explain and discuss how Aenea's role in "The Rise of Endymion" runs parallel to God.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss and describe the irony of Raul's affliction from a kidney stone to the events of his life prior to drinking from the public well in Lock Childe Lamonde.

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