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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 breaks into Jimmy's room in order to find the code that is needed to reproduce the music that he's heard?

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

3. When Sandoz comes into the medical clinic late one night, injured, who does he say hurt him?

4. What is the profession of Anne, the woman Jimmy meets through George, a volunteer at Arecibo?

5. The ____________ ambassador arrives after the discovery of the music has been related to several people.

Short Essay Questions

1. What will be revealed about the mission even if Sandoz will not share his own personal experiences with others?

2. What happens to Jimmy Quinn after he has made the discovery of the extra-terrestrial music?

3. What is the father of a child not allowed to be in the Runa culture?

4. Why do the children of the Runa people know so many languages, as the crew finds out?

5. How does Sandoz begin to talk Anne into going on the mission to the new planet with him?

6. What are the roles that D.W. wants Marc and Jimmy to take on after he dies, as he shares with Anne during a talk?

7. What happens after the worldwide broadcast of the finding that Jimmy made one evening?

8. What does Sandoz discover to be the purpose of the songs which beckoned the crew to come find the planet?

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

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

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

Sandoz decides in the beginning to refuse to talk about what transpired when he was on Rakhat, much to the dismay of the community.

Part 1: Why do you think that Sandoz didn't want to talk about what happened on the planet?

Part 2: Do you think that Sandoz should have been forced to talk about his experience on the planet?

Part 3: Do you think that you could have talked about your experience on a new planet when you first arrived back on Earth? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

The media is very interested in finding out what happened when Sandoz and the others were on the other planet.

Part 1: Do you think the media should have given Sandoz and the others some time to heal first?

Part 2: Why do you think the media were so interested in the story of Sandoz?

Part 3: How do you think the media could have handled their reaction better? Or might others have helped the media in other ways?

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