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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. Why does Jago have a heart attack?
(a) Kin yells at him.
(b) He can't handle the ships acceleration.
(c) Silver frightens him.
(d) The raven attacks him.

2. What does Macro initially not like about Silver?
(a) He does not like members of her race.
(b) Her ingratiating politeness.
(c) Her frightening appearance.
(d) Her abruptness and rudeness.

3. After the explorers and the sailors are attacked during the trip to the sailor's homeland, Kin draws what conclusion about the attackers?
(a) They are just misunderstood.
(b) They are robots made with very advanced technology.
(c) They were illusions.
(d) They were summoned by the natives.

4. What impacts the ship as it approaches the surface of the flat planet?
(a) A sea-faring ship.
(b) A missile.
(c) A meteor.
(d) A rock thrown by a catapult.

5. Why does Jago try to force Marco and Silver from the ship?
(a) They refuse to pay for the journey.
(b) They have brought recording equipment.
(c) They want to share information about the flat planet.
(d) They are not human.

Short Answer Questions

1. Jago Jalo believes that the flat Earth was created by which group?

2. What is Joel's relationship to Kin?

3. What is the result of the impact that occurs immediately after the ship arrives at the flat planet?

4. How is the ship piloted?

5. The faith of the natives that Kin and the others first meet best approximates which world religion?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who were the Spindle Kings, and what were they like?

2. How are the explorers able to communicate with the inhabitants of the flat planet?

3. Describe the steps Kin goes through to get to the ship after she arrives at Kung.

4. What is Marco's background, and what does he believe about himself?

5. What does the Company provide for humanity as a whole and, specifically, for its employees?

6. What does a watcher do, and what is required of a watcher?

7. According to Joel, what are the consequences of the forgery of day bills? What does Joel do as a result?

8. Why does Kin feel conflicted about going with Jago?

9. What is learned about Jago during Silver and Marco's first encounter with him face-to-face?

10. What are Shand proteins, and how are they important to Silver?

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