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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. Who asks if an observer from the Lions, Tigers, and Bears will be present at the meeting?

2. Raul has returned to Pacem to get _____________to take back with him.

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

4. What is the name of the empathetic link to humanity that the Core created?

5. What is the name of Rachel's home planet?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens on the Yggdrasill?

2. What does Aenea admit to Raul she did during the missing twenty-three months.

3. Describe Aenea's heritage.

4. What is the Hawking mat?

5. Describe the talks Aenea holds with a growing group of disciples.

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

7. What do Raul and Aenea take together at the end of Chapter 25?

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

9. What does Aenea accuse the Pope of and what happens as a result of her accusations?

10. What is the Void Which Binds?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss why Aenea does not allow Raul to drink her blood as communion. What happens to make her let him drink it toward the end of the text?

Essay Topic 2

How is Isosaki's leadership of the Pax Mercantilus reflective of a writing flaw in Simmon's writing? Why does it prove such flawed development?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze and describe the conflict in Raul's feeling of failure when he could not save Aenea, although she had it planned that way from the beginning.

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