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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. Where does the only signal found come from?

2. What is strange about the surface of the Earth?

3. How does Sable sleep?

4. What is Abdi doing?

5. What two things are not returned to Bisesa and her crew?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Seeker put Grasper beneath her and let Grasper take shelter?

2. What is the turning point in the way the Mongols treat Sable?

3. What moment has Musa been waiting for?

4. For what reasons does it become obvious to Bisesa why the people love Alexander?

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

6. Why does Hephaistion suffer over the King?

7. What spooks the soldiers about the city?

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

9. What is a 'babu' and why does it make Bisesa glare?

10. How does Abdikadir explain Bisesa's knowledge of Lahore?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the camp of Genghis Khan and the camp of Alexander the Great. What are some similarities? What are some major differences? How does it appear the people feel about each leader? Suggest reasons for this.

Essay Topic 2

Examine the theme of Time's Eye. Is there a moral of the story or an underlying current of value to the story? Is it strictly a work of fiction and no more? What evidence from the book leads you to these conclusions?

Essay Topic 3

Explain the Firstborn's view of humanity. Why is it unlikely that they care about the affect of the Discontinuity on the residents of the planet? How does this play up to their view of the sanctity of life?

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