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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. From what university did Jimmy Quinn receive his Master's degree, according to the story?

2. Where do Candotti, Edwards, and his assistant, Voelker, decide they should send Sandoz to recover?

3. After the discovery of the transmission, who falls asleep dreaming about being alone in the dark, in a small place that had a door that opened to reveal light?

4. Sofia confesses that she is bound to a ____________ by a broker who is paying for her tuition.

5. Who discovers that she is attracted to the young priest as she is helping him recover from his wounds?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why don't the crew members respond with fear to the stranger that approaches the camp during a cookout?

2. At the last meeting between Sandoz and Sofia, what does he learn about her?

3. What does Candotti say when Sandoz asks him whether he experiences God in his own life?

4. What does Voelker believe about the crew that went to Rakhat, a critic of the mission as a whole?

5. What causes Anne to mock the priests' belief in God once they have landed on the new planet?

6. Why does Sofia decide to contact Ian Sekizawa as the planning of the mission begins?

7. What does Giuliani remind Voelker is the purpose of the inquisition into Sandoz?

8. How does Sandoz feel about the new prosthetic technology that he is given as a result of his injuries?

9. Why does Jimmy turn to Sandoz in order to get advice on how to remain celibate during their time in the ship?

10. What is discovered about the breeding status of the Runa as the book continues?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Runa language does not have names for objects, but rather names for the space the object consumes.

Part 1: Why do you think the Runa languages looks at the world in a different way?

Part 2: Do you think the Runa language is more or less complicated than the English language? Why?

Part 3: How might the English language change if it were to focus less on objects? Why?

Essay Topic 2

The Jana'ata mutated the hands in order to make them more dependent on each other.

Part 1: Why is it important that those people were made to be more dependent on each other?

Part 2: How might the world react today if this practice was put into place? Why?

Part 3: Do you think that people could stand to be more dependent on each other today? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

The crew that steps on the new planet seems to be be doing one thing - demanding answers of God so that humans can become closer to God.

Part 1: Why do you think the humans try to find proof for God?

Part 2: Do you think that it's possible for humans to demand answers of God? Is this right?

Part 3: Can humans ever become closer to God because of proof? Or are there other ways to become closer to God?

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