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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What causes the people to begin to feel less depressed than they have in awhile?
(a) The new snow.
(b) The summer.
(c) The discovery of fuel.
(d) The birth of the Runa children.

2. Because the Runa live mostly by trade, they need to know many _____________ in order to communicate.
(a) Colors.
(b) Money systems.
(c) Customs.
(d) Languages.

3. What has been used up as a result of Marc and Sofia taking the lander back to the village to be safe?
(a) Oil.
(b) Food.
(c) Fuel.
(d) Water.

4. Who does D.W. want to co-pilot the trip back to the Stella Maris for fuel, according to his conversation with Anne?
(a) Anne.
(b) Sofia.
(c) George.
(d) Sandoz.

5. Supaari thinks about how his position as a ______________ causes him to be excluded from certain rights in society.
(a) Second born.
(b) First born.
(c) Fourth born.
(d) Third born.

6. Which of the crew members suddenly dies of undiagnosed conditions, which causes another crew member to be pushed over the edge?
(a) Alan.
(b) D.W.
(c) Sofia.
(d) Marc.

7. What is the analogy that Anne uses in order to talk to Sandoz about his new feelings about God?
(a) Love.
(b) Children.
(c) Birth.
(d) Communion.

8. Reyes reveals that Sandoz was central to the ______________ out of Mexico and into Haiti, that his family died for this reason.
(a) Immigrants.
(b) Missions.
(c) Drug trade.
(d) Church.

9. The natives are large in stature, with large mobile __________, carried high on the sides of their heads.
(a) Whiskers.
(b) Horns.
(c) Ears.
(d) Eyes.

10. Askama asks ____________ if they can ever be happy again, which is a touching moment in the story.
(a) Marc.
(b) Anne.
(c) Sandoz.
(d) Sofia.

11. The humans send Sofia and Marc to the _________ for supplies after the Runa villagers leave for a harvest of pik root.
(a) Shaman.
(b) Water.
(c) Cave.
(d) Lander.

12. Supaari gives the humans permission to start a ___________, though this seems to have negative consequences.
(a) Garden.
(b) Store.
(c) School.
(d) Bank.

13. What was the color of the natives when the crew members happen upon them in the village?
(a) Green
(b) Purple.
(c) Buff.
(d) Blue.

14. Anne reveals that from Supaari he has learned that the humans have mixed up __________ roles for the people.
(a) Warrior.
(b) Education.
(c) Gender.
(d) Work.

15. When Sandoz leaves Edward, he asks about God's refusal of __________ good faith sacrifice in the Bible.
(a) Abraham's.
(b) Cain's.
(c) John's.
(d) Luke's.

Short Answer Questions

1. Supaari tells the humans that the Runa are afraid of __________ as this often marks Jana'ata activities which scare them.

2. Hlavin is beyond words when he receives a beautiful ______________ with aromatic kernels from Supaari.

3. The Kashan villagers think the humans are like __________ who need to be protected from those who would hunt them.

4. ____________ is simply not an eventful or a sentimental process for those in the Runa culture.

5. The Kashan villagers keep close to the __________ after all they have experienced in the last few days.

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