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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9 through 19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long is Arachna's sun off during every 250-year cycle?
(a) 190 years.
(b) 200 years.
(c) 155 years.
(d) 215 years.

2. In Chapter Seven, what elderly Qeng Ho is on the captain's bridge?
(a) Benny Wen.
(b) Ezr Vinh.
(c) Pham Trilini.
(d) Director Ann Reynolt.

3. In Chapter Nineteen, the Spiders are how far through their Light years?
(a) One third.
(b) Halfway.
(c) Two thirds.
(d) Three fourths.

4. What refers to the use of sustained nuclear fission to generate heat and do useful work?
(a) Radiation.
(b) Thermal energy.
(c) Atomic power.
(d) Isotopes.

5. The time in Chapter Four is shortly before the beginning of the what?
(a) Light Absence.
(b) Absolute Zero.
(c) Great Dark.
(d) Chill Time.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Qiwi Lisolet's mother's name?

2. How old is Qiwi Lin Lisolet when her family and the Qeng Ho arrive at the On/Off Star?

3. What member of one of the families that owns interest in the Qeng Ho expedition is working as an apprentice Trader when the ships reach Arachna?

4. Who questions Ezr's loyalty to the Qeng Ho in Chapter Ten?

5. In Chapter Eighteen, how many years pass though most of the crew members spend a great deal of time in cold sleep?

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