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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 does Kolya hate the most about life with the Mongols?

3. What of the rations is the hardest to bear?

4. What did the soldiers use to soften boot leather?

5. Where does Sable place her dagger?

Short Essay Questions

1. What moment has Musa been waiting for?

2. Where does Bisesa live as a child and what happens to that place?

3. Why does the crew of the Soyuz have to land near people?

4. Why does Hephaistion suffer over the King?

5. Why would heading to Chicago pose some major difficulties?

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

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

8. What is the Mongol way of conquest?

9. Describe Lahore.

10. What does Musa suggest to rename Earth and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the Firstborn's idea with fragmenting time. What do they hope to accomplish? Are they successful? Why or why not? In what ways could they have achieved the same affect and not destroyed the world as the humans know it?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the character of Sable. Describe her personality. What kind of person is she? Who is she easily comparable to throughout the story?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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