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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 has the Firstborn came from?

2. How many years has it been since the Discontinuity?

3. What town has disappeared?

4. What is the color of the rock around Khan's troops?

5. What does the phone ask Bisesa?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Alexander want to parlay?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 Bisesa's reliance on her Puritabs. What is her intention by continuing to use them and why? What is interesting to note about their bodily reaction to being sent through time? Who fares worse compared to who?

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

If you could time travel in one direction, to what time frame would you travel and why? What would be your purpose of traveling to that era of time?

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