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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the crew travel through the puppeteer city?
(a) On stepping discs.
(b) By foot.
(c) In taxis.
(d) Through portals.

2. What job does Speaker-to-Animals hold in the first chapter of the story?
(a) He is a hired henchman.
(b) He is a professional athlete.
(c) He is a body-guard.
(d) He is an ambassador to Earth.

3. How does Speaker interpret the lack of radio communication from the Ringworld?
(a) As a reason to turn around and leave.
(b) As a sign that they are undeveloped.
(c) As an open invitation to land.
(d) As an insult.

4. When is the only time hyperspace can be accessed?
(a) When a ship is near a planet.
(b) On Tuesdays.
(c) Away from large masses in space.
(d) In speeds in excess of 7 light years per second.

5. What happens when Teela follows Louis over the lava where the ship has landed?
(a) She beats Louis out of the gully.
(b) She is burned by the lava.
(c) She cannot climb because of her protective suit.
(d) She falls down into a hole.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Louis's office protected from?

2. How many heads does Nessus have?

3. What does the puppeteer planet look like when the crew lands on it?

4. What does the hyperdrive technology mean to Louis?

5. How many wars were the humans able to defeat the kzin in?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Ringworld described in Chapter 6?

2. What happens after the ship gets hit by something as it heads to the rectangles in Chapter 9?

3. What does the crew decide to do after crashing onto the Ringworld?

4. How do the crew members respond to their mission in Chapter 6?

5. Please describe the ship the crew will be taking to Ringworld.

6. What does Speaker try to do once aboard the Long Shot in Chapter 4?

7. What history about the humans and kzin is shared in Chapter 6?

8. Describe the alien that Louis meets in Chapter 1.

9. What happens when Louis laughs at the natives in Chapter 12?

10. Please describe Teela and why she is wanted on the mission.

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