2. Who is Arne Olsndot?
(a) The medic on the cargo shell.
(b) A general with an army opposing Straum.
(c) The key scientist in the quantum project.
(d) The pilot landing the cargo shell.

3. From where are troops dispatched?
(a) The city of Flens.
(b) The village of Noma.
(c) The city of Casler.
(d) Flenser Castle.

4. What does Johanna notice about her captors?
(a) They have a very primitive language.
(b) They function in packs and avoid other packs.
(c) They do not grow their food.
(d) They are alternately kind and cruel.

5. What must Scriber and his cohorts do by Winter?
(a) Recapture the flying house.
(b) Destroy Flenser.
(c) Capture Jefri.
(d) Destroy the flying house.

6. How is Crupilo injured?
(a) Ja hits him.
(b) Taking shortcuts while making gunpowder.
(c) Vendacious accidentally shoots him.
(d) Johanna hits him.

7. For what might Woodcarver be ready?
(a) Retirement.
(b) A new meld group.
(c) A new partner.
(d) A change of soul.

8. What have the Straumli inadvertently created?
(a) A great intelligence.
(b) A paradox.
(c) A loop.
(d) A convoluted maze.

9. What would the Straumli archeologists sell when they were done?
(a) The location of the planet they are exploring.
(b) Water of the planet they are exploring.
(c) Parcels of land of the planet they are exploring.
(d) Minerals from of the planet they are exploring.

10. What does Peregrine offer Johanna?
(a) Water.
(b) A translator.
(c) Manna.
(d) A knife.

11. How many boats does Tyrathect's group scuttle?
(a) All but one.
(b) None.
(c) Half.
(d) All but three.

12. What would render the ghosts' plan worthless?
(a) If they cannot separately get word to the outside.
(b) The archive being fully awakened.
(c) The net collapsing over them.
(d) More births.

13. What does one poster on the net think think the Blight needs?
(a) A new home galaxy.
(b) Something from humans that it cannot simply take.
(c) A soul.
(d) A new paradigm.

14. Over what do three of Johanna's captors quarrel?
(a) Whether Johanna can meld.
(b) If there are very many other aliens on the ship.
(c) Whether Johanna is female.
(d) The nature of Johanna's box.

15. Who hopes to prevent the plans for the alien ship?
(a) Vrinimi Org.
(b) Amdiranifani.
(c) Tyrathect.
(d) Jefri Olsndot.