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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Chapter Three, Ezr's group finds what appears to be the remains of what structure in Arachna?
(a) A library.
(b) A computer factory.
(c) A prison.
(d) A bank.

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

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

5. Who asks for Ezr's insight in deciding how to deal with the Emergents in Chapter Two?
(a) Thomas Nau.
(b) Pham Trilini.
(c) Director Ann Reynolt.
(d) Captain Park.

6. In Chapter Four, Sherkaner notes a number of pregnant females and males carrying "_____ on their backs."
(a) Bumps.
(b) Welts.
(c) Packs.
(d) Tumors.

7. In Chapter Twelve, the Relight is causing all sorts of problems, and what are floating near several of the ships?
(a) Enemy ships.
(b) Rocks.
(c) Satellites.
(d) Ice chunks.

8. Who seems to be a Programmer-at-Arms of the Qeng Ho, and is seen as a bumbling old guy who has few responsibilities and little skill or talent in Chapter One?
(a) Ali Lin.
(b) Pham Trilini.
(c) Kira.
(d) Luan.

9. 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 On/Off Star.
(c) The Far Treasure.
(d) The Spider Nations.

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

11. What does Sherkaner tell the person he rents a room from he is considering doing in Chapter Four?
(a) Leaving town.
(b) Finding a job.
(c) Enlisting in the military.
(d) Commiting suicide.

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

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

14. In Chapter Eighteen, how many years pass though most of the crew members spend a great deal of time in cold sleep?
(a) 3.
(b) 13.
(c) 10.
(d) 8.

15. Ezr learns that the majority of senior crew members who were not killed in the attack are being held in what, in Chapter Nine?
(a) Jail cells.
(b) Contempt of court.
(c) Coldsleep.
(d) Handcuffs.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Ezr learns in Chapter Ten that the pain he'd felt was a virus given to many of the Qeng Ho, designed to do what?

3. What is the name of Qiwi Lisolet's father?

4. What refers to the use of sustained nuclear fission to generate heat and do useful work?

5. What is the name of the section of the ship where the waste is handled?

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