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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 does Bisesa not recognize?

2. What does Josh name the entities behind the eyes?

3. What stuns the Mongols?

4. Who is undoubtedly at the head of the assault?

5. What does Bisesa figure has happened to the magnetic core of Earth?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Bisesa finally tell Ruddy what will happen to him later in life?

2. Why does Alexander want to parlay?

3. Describe the shrine that Alexander leads the pilgrimage to. How does he feel upon arrival?

4. How do the soldiers look at Bisesa and why does she suspect they have started to look at her more often?

5. How does Bisesa believe that causality has broken down?

6. What is the punishment for Kolya's leak of information and how is this not supposed to be a fate worse than death?

7. What does Kolya explain and what is the Mongol's reaction?

8. What does Kolya witness and how does it affect him?

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

10. Why does Kolya wish he could keep talking with Casey? Why is this?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Josh's love for Bisesa. Is it infatuation of youth or the seasoned experience of true love? How can you tell? What things give it away?

Essay Topic 2

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 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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