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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Lands Command is where the Spiders conduct their most serious what?
(a) Research projects.
(b) Worship.
(c) Business meetings.
(d) Tortures.

2. In Chapter Sixteen, Ritsel briefs Thomas on specific issues and accuses Qiwi of what?
(a) Treason.
(b) Arson.
(c) Hearsay.
(d) Subversion.

3. Which of the Spiders becomes crazed with fear and dies in Chapter Eight?
(a) Brent.
(b) Trud.
(c) Gil.
(d) Gokna.

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

5. What member of the Qeng Ho is a linguistics expert, and her task as one of the focused is to learn all she can about the Spiders?
(a) Victory Smith.
(b) Captain Park.
(c) Qiwi Linsolet.
(d) Trixia Bronsol.

6. What was the home planet of Pham Nuwen?
(a) Sagarphen.
(b) Frandicine.
(c) Marmotia.
(d) Canberra.

7. In Chapter Fourteen, who is driving with Unnerby and Sherkaner as passengers in the vehicle?
(a) Benny Wen.
(b) Jimmy Diem.
(c) Victory Smith.
(d) Ezr Vinh.

8. In Chapter Fifteen, there's a meeting in which who learns that one of the men focused on a particular project has become so caught up in the technicalities that he is no longer making progress?
(a) Thomas Nau.
(b) Ezr Vinh.
(c) Trixia Bronsol.
(d) Gonle Fong.

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

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

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

12. What is the name of the sun that turns itself off periodically and produces extreme temperatures on the planet Arachna?
(a) Illuminar.
(b) Spectramatic.
(c) The On/Off Star.
(d) Instadark.

13. 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) Luan.
(b) Pham Trilini.
(c) Kira.
(d) Ali Lin.

14. In Chapter Sixteen, Ritsel says that he believes the mission can be accomplished sooner if they do what?
(a) Make peace with the Spider nations.
(b) Take over at least one Spider nation.
(c) Eradicate every Spider nation.
(d) Enslave at least 3 Spider nations.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who predicts that the Emergents plan is to force the planet inhabitants into servitude in Chapter One?

2. One of the programs being broadcast which Trixia uses as a source of information about the Spiders in Chapter Eighteen is what?

3. The region of the planet Arachna is provided light and warmth only about how many years out of every cycle of 250 years?

4. Some of the Qeng Ho people are reportedly being held hostage above a ship called what in Chapter Ten?

5. How did most of the crew of the Qeng Ho expedition spend the voyage?

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