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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 is antagonizing Sandoz when Candotti arrives, causing Candotti to ask this person to leave?

2. Jimmy presents a proposal that will allow him to keep working at Arecibo and also begin to work on receiving his ___________.

3. Who was invited to dinner, though this was actually an interview to see if this person could be a part of the mission?

4. What does Sandoz continue to do until he gets this action just right, even as his hands freeze and the temperatures drop?

5. Through his project, Jimmy believes, he might be able to prove that ____________ intelligence is more reliable.

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Sandoz doing while he is beside the water in the start of this section?

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

3. What is the only way that Supaari would be able to raise children without doing so illegally?

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

5. Why does Anne become close to Supaari as described in this section of the book?

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

7. Why does Giuliani believe that Sandoz is guilty for the actions that took place on Rakhat?

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

9. Why does D.W.'s heart drop when he hears the sound of the lander coming back into the village?

10. Why do the Kashan villagers decide to keep close to the humans after the murders of Anne and D.W.?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Runa do not know of sickness, only of sickness of the heart, so they can not help D.W.

Part 1: Do you think the D.W. was suffering from sickness of the heart? Why or why not?

Part 2: Is it possible that all illness comes from a sickness of the heart? Why or why not?

Part 3: How do you think the Runa could have helped D.W. recover? Or couldn't they?

Essay Topic 2

Sandoz seems to be a man who is truly of God, always looking for ways to help others and to help them feel better about themselves.

Part 1: Why do you think that Sandoz is always trying to help others?

Part 2: Do you think that Sandoz ever wants anything in return for the good deeds he does? Why or why not?

Part 3: Do you think that you could ever be as good of a person as Sandoz seems to be? Why or why no?

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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