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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice 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?
(a) Thomas Nau.
(b) Ezr Vinh.
(c) Gonle Fong.
(d) Jimmy Diem.

2. 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) Headquarters.
(b) Place of worship.
(c) Airport.
(d) Major supply center.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Chapter Eighteen, the Spiders have made progress on the rebuilding that has to occur, including the completion of the what?

3. What does Ezr Vinh refer to Qiwi Lin Lisolet as in the novel?

4. Lands Command is where the Spiders conduct their most serious what?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Pham Trilini? How is he described in the first chapters of the book?

2. What is cycling in relation to Spider reproduction?

3. What creature do Sherk and Tarant encounter during the attack of the supply station in Chapter Seven?

4. What does the term "focused" mean in the context of the book?

5. Who are Sherkaner's children in Chapter Fifteen?

6. What is the relationship between Victory Smith and Sherkaner like in the first chapters of the book?

7. How do the Emergents differ from the Qeng Ho in their exploration of other planets?

8. How is Spider civilization described by the author in the first chapters of the book?

9. Who explains the use of "mindrot" to Ezr in Chapter Ten? How is it related to "focus"?

10. How are Spiders described in "A Deepness in the Sky"? Where do they live?

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