Part 1, Chapters 1-10

Reading Check

1. A poison needle (Chapter 1)

2. Polish (Chapter 5)

3. A crysknife (Chapter 7)

Short Answer

1. The Reverend Mother is angry with Jessica because she was instructed only to have daughters but had a son with Duke Leto. (Chapter 3)

2. Duke Leto hopes to combat the Sardaukar by training an army of Fremen. (Chapter 6)

3. Jessica finds out that there is a trap set for Paul because she can read the encoded message left by another member of the Bene Gesserit. (Chapter 10)

Part 1, Chapters 11-22

Reading Check

1. Coffee (Chapter 17)

2. The tooth (Chapter 18)

3. Privacy (Chapter 22)

Short Answer

1. The Fremen are immune to many common poisons because they constantly ingest spice. (Chapter 14)

2. Duke Leto plans to deal with the smugglers by allowing them to continue as long as they pay a tax. (Chapter 12)

3. Baron Harkonnen kills Dr. Yueh because he doesn’t trust a traitor, even a traitor that worked for him.