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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Victory Junior and what other child of Sherkaner's participates in the debate against allowing the Spider program to continue in Chapter Twenty-Four?
(a) Brent.
(b) Gokna.
(c) Trud.
(d) Pedure.

2. In Chapter Thirty-Three, Reynolt notes that who is valuable to the Emergents' cause because of his interest in human development during a time that mimicked that of Spider development?
(a) Captain Park.
(b) Jimmy Diem.
(c) Ezr Vinh.
(d) Pham Trilini.

3. In Chapter Twenty-One, Thomas Nau has to hollow out a cave in one of the orbiting what?
(a) Planets.
(b) Wormholes.
(c) Diamonds.
(d) Meteors.

4. Pham Trilini sees that having focused people in the Qeng Ho could increase the power of what in Chapter Twenty-Two?
(a) The traders.
(b) Soldiers.
(c) The Spiders.
(d) The Emergents.

5. In Chapter Thirty-Four, Qiwi believes the humans will be revealing themselves to the Spiders within the next how many years?
(a) 12.
(b) 8.
(c) 4.
(d) 7.

6. Who becomes violent and strikes the woman who was translating the words of Pedure in Chapter Twenty-Four?
(a) Ali Lin.
(b) Gonle Fong.
(c) Trixia Bronsol.
(d) Ezr Vinh.

7. Who climbs a shelf and swings forward, "splatting" herself against the glass separating the control room with the area set up for the debate in Chapter Twenty-Four?
(a) Luan.
(b) Gokna.
(c) Rhapsa.
(d) Trixia.

8. Who notes that he's probably the only person who knows what happened to Jimmy Diem's crew, other than the murderers, and pledges to avenge that group in Chapter Twenty-Five?
(a) Thomas Nau.
(b) Jimmy Diem.
(c) Ezr Vinh.
(d) Pham Trilini.

9. In Chapter Twenty, who reveals that there are problems stabilizing the rock piles they are trying to mine?
(a) Gonle.
(b) Rhapsa.
(c) Pham.
(d) Qiwi.

10. In Chapter Twenty-One, Qiwi discovers that Ezr is going to be in cold sleep for how long?
(a) 10 years.
(b) 4 years.
(c) 6 years.
(d) 2 years.

11. What is the true identity of Pham Trilini?
(a) Benny Wen.
(b) Ritsel Brughel.
(c) Qiwi Lisolet.
(d) Pham Nuwen.

12. Who is invited to see the focused in an effort to put a stop to his "silly" assertions about the focusing process in Chapter Twenty-Two?
(a) Pham Trilini.
(b) Captain Park.
(c) Trixia Bronsol.
(d) Thomas Nau.

13. In Chapter Thirty-Eight, Pham recalls a meeting where he found himself involved in a plot to do what?
(a) Steal money.
(b) Kill billions of people.
(c) Mislead the public.
(d) Blow up a planet.

14. Which of the children who was kidnapped is dead in Chapter Thirty-Two?
(a) Brent.
(b) Gokna.
(c) Pedure.
(d) Trud.

15. In Chapter Twenty-Three, there is extensive discussion about the idea of the "perversion" of having children how amongst the Spiders?
(a) Before marriage.
(b) In public.
(c) Out of cycle.
(d) As twins.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who says that the plans to remain during the Dark sound like a plan to commit a mass murder in the end of the debate in Chapter Twenty-Four?

2. What does Ezr hear and know that the situation is serious with at least one dying from the disease in Chapter Twenty-Five?

3. In Chapter Twenty-Nine, who breaks military rules by broadcasting the news of the kidnappings through an unsecure channel?

4. It is discovered in Chapter Twenty-Nine that the kidnappers were obviously professional military and part of the group known as what?

5. In Chapter Twenty-Four, the debate against allowing the Spider program to continue is voiced by who and two of Sherkaner's children?

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