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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Cargill checks the gun batteries, what does he find?
(a) The Moties have eaten them.
(b) They are filled with mini-Moties.
(c) They are missing.
(d) They are empty.

2. What color is the alien's fur when Whitbred first meets her?
(a) Grey.
(b) White.
(c) Brown and white.
(d) Brown.

3. What kind of activity is occurring on the pod when it is first brought onto the MacArthur?
(a) No activity.
(b) Eating.
(c) The occupants are singing.
(d) The occupants are sleeping.

4. What is the name given, by the humans, to the approaching Motie ship?
(a) Stone Ship.
(b) Stone Mountain.
(c) Stone Beehive.
(d) Stone Rock.

5. The humans feel what emotion when they see that the Motie Whitbred brought to the ship is only interested in one thing?
(a) Confusion.
(b) Repulsion.
(c) Distrust.
(d) Amazement.

6. All the Moties who are assigned to humans are of what class?
(a) Communicators.
(b) Masters.
(c) Engineers.
(d) Mediators.

7. Buckman believes that money and power are to serve the purpose of what?
(a) Research.
(b) Human-kind.
(c) Himself.
(d) His family.

8. What type of message did Rob receive that told him an alien object had entered the system?
(a) Secret message.
(b) Coded message.
(c) Priority message.
(d) Important message.

9. Who is the first person to notice the little Moties are having intercourse?
(a) Sarah.
(b) Sandy.
(c) Laura.
(d) Jane.

10. What kind of drive does the MacArthur have?
(a) Alderson Drive.
(b) Speed Drive.
(c) Light Drive.
(d) Langston Drive.

11. In Part 2, Chapter 19, what technique is used effectively for the first time?
(a) Sarcasm.
(b) Humor.
(c) Comparisons.
(d) Simile.

12. Who is the person that finds differences between the Brown and Brown/White Moties?
(a) Horvath.
(b) Bury.
(c) Sally.
(d) Sinclair.

13. How many vessels are going on the mission to The Mote?
(a) One.
(b) Two.
(c) Four.
(d) Three.

14. A Master Motie is what color?
(a) White.
(b) Grey.
(c) Black.
(d) Tan.

15. Who points out the deliberate and meaningful approach of the Motie ship on the MacArthur?
(a) James.
(b) Kevin.
(c) Joshua.
(d) George.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of picture do the men seek to see in The Church of Him?

2. What word do the humans use to describe the atmosphere on the Motie planet?

3. Faster-than-light travel means the time needed to travel between different solar systems from what locations is null.

4. What title does Sandra Fuller Bright hold?

5. Who invites the Moties onto the cutter?

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