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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 5, Chapter 7 Passing Currents.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the Argo crew see when they enter the time pit?
(a) A ship.
(b) A mech.
(c) The Cosmic Circle.
(d) The Magnetic Mind.

2. How does Toby leave the Argo after he is punished in "The Charm of Commerce?"
(a) Through a vent.
(b) Through the cafeteria door.
(c) Through the window in his living quarters.
(d) Through the main door.

3. In "Hard Spark," what does Quath sense above?
(a) A deceptive screen.
(b) An incoming storm.
(c) Some small figures and one large one.
(d) Dozens of alien ships.

4. According to Besen's teaching Aspect, how big is the approaching disk?
(a) As big as a planet.
(b) As big as a solar system.
(c) As big as a Chandelier.
(d) As big as the largest mech ship.

5. In "Eating the Storm," what does Toby do after he feels a pulse of gravity up through his boots?
(a) He sits and waits for the Mantis.
(b) He fires his laser between his feet.
(c) He uses a torch to open the esty.
(d) He turns his sensorium off.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Rock of Chaos," what does Quath tell Toby about the Lanes?

2. In "Animal Spirits," where do the mechs say must go?

3. What happens to Toby and Quath after they stop falling from the esty?

4. What do the Philosophs do as the Argo approaches the oozing, black object?

5. At the beginning of "The Far Black," what does Toby know about the dwarf?

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