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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter Seven, there's a plan in place for a small force to wake during the Dark and to attack the Tiefstadt's what?
(a) Airport.
(b) Major supply center.
(c) Headquarters.
(d) Place of worship.

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

3. What does Ezr Vinh refer to Qiwi Lin Lisolet as in the novel?
(a) The joker.
(b) The Brat.
(c) Bumblebee.
(d) Smartypants.

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

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

6. What is Sherkaner's last name?
(a) Rodgers.
(b) Overland.
(c) Underhill.
(d) Smith.

7. During the relighting of the On/Off Star in Chapter Eleven, who has ideas for the job but is forced to remain on board while Jimmy handles the project?
(a) Pham.
(b) Ali.
(c) Kira.
(d) Qiwi.

8. Emergent managers induce obsession with a single idea or specialty, which they call what in the novel?
(a) Distillation.
(b) Drive.
(c) Sight.
(d) Focus.

9. Who predicts that the Emergents plan is to force the planet inhabitants into servitude in Chapter One?
(a) Trixia Bronsol.
(b) Ezr Vinh.
(c) Ritsel Brughel.
(d) Thomas Nau.

10. On the surface in Chapter Eleven, Jimmy and several members of his crew work while planning an attack on what?
(a) The Mine.
(b) The Spider Nations.
(c) The On/Off Star.
(d) The Far Treasure.

11. Who has Sherkaner married in Chapter Fourteen?
(a) He has not married.
(b) Jimmy Diem.
(c) Trixia Bronsol.
(d) Victory Smith.

12. What two youngsters pop up out of the fur on Sherkaner's back when Unnerby visits in Chapter Eighteen?
(a) Kira and Luan.
(b) Rhapsa and Hrunkner.
(c) Brent and Ritsel.
(d) Pedure and Trud.

13. Where do the inhabitants of Arachna live while the sun is turned off?
(a) In trees.
(b) On webs they wove among the surface.
(c) Inside ice caves.
(d) Underground.

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

15. Where is Sherkaner headed in Chapter Four?
(a) Waters Command.
(b) Lands Command.
(c) Air Command.
(d) Space Command.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. What is the name of the sun that turns itself off periodically and produces extreme temperatures on the planet Arachna?

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

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

5. What faction of the Spiders is Sherkaner working for in Chapter Six?

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