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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Marc notes that God _________ when his children challenge him and use their minds to learn more about themselves and the world.

2. Askama asks ____________ if they can ever be happy again, which is a touching moment in the story.

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

4. All of the new babies being born keep the group's mind off their loss, but Sandoz describes this as the fatal __________.

5. What is the only means of the crew to get off the planet, according to their recent revelation?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Sofia is a Jew of Spanish ancestry, which causes her to be persecuted and thus a little defensive.

Part 1: How do you think Sofia has been mistreated because of her background?

Part 2: Do you treat people differently because of their heritage? Why or why not?

Part 3: Why do you think that Sofia is treated differently? What is it about her background that is so reprehensible?

Essay Topic 2

Sandoz begins to discover that he has real feelings in relation to God, as opposed to simply having a logical connection to his creator.

Part 1: Why do you think the Sandoz begins to feel more closely connected to God as a result of this trip?

Part 2: Do you think it's okay for priests to simply have a logical, rather than emotional, connection to God? Why or why not?

Part 3: Why do you think the deeper connection to God scares Sandoz? Should it?

Essay Topic 3

Once the discovery has been made, it seems that the entire world wants to compete in order to learn the most in the least amount of time.

Part 1: Why do you think the kids stole a copy of Jimmy's code needed to reproduce the music?

Part 2: Why do you think the entire world suddenly wanted to know more about the singing?

Part 3: Do you think the rest of the world cared about the discovery or did they just want to compete with other countries in order to 'win'? Why or why not?

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