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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who tells Ezr that he's to become the new fleet manager for the Qeng Ho in Chapter Nine?
(a) Jimmy Diem.
(b) Director Ann Reynolt.
(c) Trixia Bronsol.
(d) Thomas Nau.

2. Pham Nuwen has the idea to create a race of what in Chapter Seventeen?
(a) Traders.
(b) Soldiers.
(c) Sailors.
(d) Fisherman.

3. Who is the Qeng Ho leader in Chapter One?
(a) Benny Wen.
(b) Captain Park.
(c) Ezr Vinh.
(d) Trixia Bronsol.

4. Who has medical casts on all his left legs when he and Sherkaner meet for the first time?
(a) Thomas Nau.
(b) Hrunkner Unnerby.
(c) Captain Park.
(d) Gonle Fong.

5. What does Jimmy's team find on board the Far Treasure in Chapter Twelve?
(a) Dead bodies.
(b) Fossils.
(c) Aliens.
(d) Jewels.

6. In Chapter Ten, Ezr makes a show of demanding obedience to the Emergents' demands for Qeng Ho crewmembers to work doing what in preparation of the mining effort?
(a) Digging a tunnel.
(b) Crushing ore.
(c) Building machinery.
(d) Stabilizing a rock pile.

7. How old was Pham Nuwen when a group of traders arrived on his home planet?
(a) 7.
(b) 5.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

8. In Chapter Fourteen, Sherkaner explains that he has a plan to do what?
(a) Keep the On/Off Star permanently on.
(b) Extend coldsleep durations.
(c) Keep cities operating during the Dark.
(d) Steal diamonds.

9. The inhabitants of Arachna are referred to as what?
(a) Crickets.
(b) Spiders.
(c) Pods.
(d) Frogs.

10. What redheaded female is a member of the Emergents and is among those who have been focused?
(a) Sura Vinh.
(b) Pham Trilini.
(c) Victory Smith.
(d) Director Ann Reynolt.

11. From whom does Sherkaner rent a room for the night in Chapter Four?
(a) A retired doctor.
(b) A farmer.
(c) A mechanic.
(d) A former teacher.

12. Who is the head of the Emergents' expedition and is a man whose greed makes him oblivious to everything else?
(a) Hrunkner Unnerby.
(b) Ann Reynolt.
(c) Victory Smith.
(d) Thomas Nau.

13. In Chapter Nine, Thomas Nau points out the progress being made on an operation to mine what?
(a) Diamonds.
(b) Sapphires.
(c) Oil.
(d) Emeralds.

14. What population in the book are traders and tend to search for ways of establishing trading agreements wherever they are?
(a) The Jong Da.
(b) The Emergents.
(c) The Liberators.
(d) The Qeng Ho.

15. How old is Qiwi Lin Lisolet when her family and the Qeng Ho arrive at the On/Off Star?
(a) 16.
(b) 17.
(c) 14.
(d) 10.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter Sixteen, Ritsel briefs Thomas on specific issues and accuses Qiwi of what?

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

3. Why are the conditions on Arachna difficult for Ezr and his team in Chapter Three?

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

5. The time in Chapter Four is shortly before the beginning of the what?

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