The Transall Saga

Multiple Choice

1. C (Part 1, Chapter 2)

2. D (Part 1, Chapter 5)

3. A (Part 1, Chapter 13)

4. D (Part 1, Chapters 18-19)

5. A (Part 2, Chapter 21)

6. C (Part 2, Chapter 28)

7. B (Part 2, Chapter 35 and Part 3, Chapter 36)

8. B (Part 3, Chapter 48)

9. A (Part 3, Chapter 52)

10. D (Epilogue)

Long Answer

1. Mark is introduced embarking on a week-long hiking trip across the Magruder Missile Range. Furthermore, he locates sustenance and shelter in his first days on Transall; he survives animal attacks and quicksand. (Various chapters)

2. Mark saves Leeta from the wolf-like Howling Thing despite the inherent danger, forming a lasting friendship in the process. (Chapter 11) However, he is disgusted with the arrow people’s attack on a neighboring village for meager supplies, and decides that he would prefer to live alone. This decision establishes Mark as a principled person who adheres to his own morals, rather than simply following others out of self-preservation. (Chapter 18)

3. Mark’s status as a Tsook warrior grants him freedom, a beast, a plot of land, and the right to seek a wife. In general, this status also puts him in higher standing with Dagon’s family. (Chapter 28)

4. Mark and Megaan’s romance is hinted at through their banter—specifically, Megaan being irritated at the thought of Mark seeking a wife, her covering Mark’s escape and taking in Leeta and making clothes for him in general (such as a pair of moccasins). (Various chapters)

5. The Merkon explains that millions of people died when a strain of Ebola spread, followed by nuclear war. These disasters led to only certain species surviving and adapting to the new environment. (Chapter 48)

6. Mark works to cure various strains of Ebola in order to save Earth from becoming Transall. In a bittersweet way, he wishes to save his loved ones from Transall, despite the impossibility of them meeting (or even existing) again. (Epilogue)