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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 many warriors accompany Genghis Khan?

2. What is the most beautiful woman's name?

3. What is not happening to Bisesa's feet?

4. How long after Bisesa has been back at Babylon does she announce that she is going home?

5. What is the second group of people Alexander's armies encountered?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Alexander want to parlay?

2. What is Bisesa's fear and who echoes it?

3. What does Ruddy seem intent upon doing?

4. How does the lack of people in the city of Babylon unnerve everyone who enters the city?

5. What things does Bisesa retrieve from the Little Bird?

6. What is Josh's idea regarding the animal kingdom of Mir?

7. What does the Firstborn intend to do and why? What is the objective of the Discontinuity?

8. What kinds of things does the Eye compel Seeker and Grasper to do?

9. Why does Ruddy volunteer to help Bisesa at the makeshift hospital? How does Ruddy actually like the job?

10. Why does Josh attempt to comfort Bisesa? What is he willing to do?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the pros and cons to time travel. What could be some massive problems associated with time travel? What issues might arise upon return? How could it be possible to travel through time and not leave a change in the causality?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

What things would serve an individual the most being brought through time? Why? What kinds of problems does this book illustrate with one-way time travel?

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