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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. What have the soldiers caught?

2. What does Ruddy and his sister play in order to comfort each other?

3. What are both Ruddy and Josh?

4. What does Abdikadir get called by the British troops?

5. How many pages does H.G. Wells need to explain what a time machine is?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Lahore.

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

3. Why does Grasper seem at home in the makeshift cage?

4. Who does Sable finally manage to get in contact with? What pleases her besides this?

5. Why is the ride in the Bird uncomfortable?

6. Why does the phone fail to reveal all the information?

7. How has Kolya formed an attachment to the International Space Station?

8. What moment has Musa been waiting for?

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

10. What is the Mongol way of conquest?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Provide a reason as to why Bisesa's time frame is not sampled. How does this make life all the more difficult for Bisesa and the people from the twenty-first century? What kinds of things has to be retaught to the remaining humanity and what revolutions are likely to occur within a short period of time?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Explain Seeker's reaction to the world around them, once the netting has been removed. Compare it to what happens once a person who has been held captive goes through once they have been released. Are there any elements that differ, other than appearance? What does this say about Seeker?

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