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

2. How many years have lapsed since Sherkaner's arrival at Lands Command in Chapter Six?
(a) 4.
(b) 7.
(c) 5.
(d) 9.

3. What junior quartermaster is angry over the lack of technology available in Chapter Ten?
(a) Jimmy Diem.
(b) Ezr Vinh.
(c) Gonle Fong.
(d) Captain Park.

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

5. How did most of the crew of the Qeng Ho expedition spend the voyage?
(a) In cold sleep.
(b) Preparing weapons.
(c) Bored.
(d) Hungry.

Short Answer Questions

1. Emergent managers induce obsession with a single idea or specialty, which they call what in the novel?

2. Who is the Qeng Ho leader in Chapter One?

3. What redheaded female is a member of the Emergents and is among those who have been focused?

4. What was the home planet of Pham Nuwen?

5. Who does not allow himself into deep sleep and will therefore age more than any other crew members, as described in Chapter Fifteen?

(see the answer key)

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