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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. How old was Qiwi Lin Lisolet when her family and the Qeng Ho set out for the On/Off Star?
(a) 8.
(b) 5.
(c) 12.
(d) 4.

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

3. In Chapter Eighteen, the Spiders have made progress on the rebuilding that has to occur, including the completion of the what?
(a) Church.
(b) University.
(c) Stadium.
(d) Hospital.

4. Who is the Qeng Ho leader in Chapter One?
(a) Trixia Bronsol.
(b) Captain Park.
(c) Benny Wen.
(d) Ezr Vinh.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Chapter Sixteen, Ritsel says that he believes the mission can be accomplished sooner if they do what?

3. In Chapter Seven, what elderly Qeng Ho is on the captain's bridge?

4. Who is the head of the Emergents' expedition and is a man whose greed makes him oblivious to everything else?

5. In Chapter Three, Ezr's group finds what appears to be the remains of what structure in Arachna?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is "mindrot" and how is it used in the attack in Chapters Seven and Eight?

3. How is Ezr injured during the attack in Chapter Seven?

4. How is Arachna described in the book? What periods of time are in darkness there and why?

5. How is the university described in Chapter Fifteen?

6. What is cycling in relation to Spider reproduction?

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

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

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

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

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