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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. How does Sable sleep?

2. What gratifies Bisesa when she replies to the order to strip?

3. What have the soldiers caught?

4. What gun is found by the group?

5. What does Kolya say the problem might be?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where should have Kolya been? Where is he instead?

2. What is Alexander so interested in discussing?

3. Who do Sable and Kolya eventually meet and what is Sable's reaction to this person?

4. Why does the notion of heading to Babylon appeal to both the Macedonians and the British?

5. What is Sable's reaction to the new planet name?

6. How does Sable have a good idea of who they are coming up against when they land?

7. Why does Hephaistion suffer over the King?

8. How does Kolya react to the Mongol's reaction to Musa?

9. What are some alternative reasons to head to the closer location?

10. Why does Bisesa avoid telling the people of Jamrud their future?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the different view points of the characters. How do they influence the development of the story? Speculate on how the story would have progressed without the secondary characters.

Essay Topic 2

Although Kolya is originally spurred on to defeat Genghis Khan when he witnesses the destruction of Bishkek, he thinks of his wife before he pulls the trigger. Explain the author's intent by making his wife the last image that goes through Kolya's mind before he kills himself, taking Genghis with him.

Essay Topic 3

The consciousness of the man apes forever expands following the examination of their bodies. Explain what could lead to this leap in cranial activity. Could the same thing be possible of primates of our time? Why or why not?

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