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

3. Who is Olsndot's wife?
(a) Squana.
(b) Joanne.
(c) Sjane.
(d) Wiget.

4. What do the observers call those who take the pup-like figures from the ship?
(a) Pack leaders.
(b) Whitejackets.
(c) Witch women.
(d) Medicine men.

5. Who keep out of sight?
(a) Peregrine and Scriber.
(b) No one.
(c) Just Jaqueramaphan.
(d) Just Tyrathect.

6. How does Ravna wish she could learn more about the Slowness?
(a) By writing a computer program to ferret out the information.
(b) By tapping Pham's memories.
(c) By accessing classified files.
(d) By asking the net's user group.

7. What is built faster than anything on Straum?
(a) Protocals.
(b) Food stations.
(c) A local network.
(d) Ties.

8. What did Peregrine do that angers Johanna?
(a) Tries to meld with Johanna.
(b) Kills her father.
(c) Maims their cargo ship.
(d) Kills her brother.

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

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

11. What does one post say about Homo sapiens and being controlled?
(a) They have several built-in structures supporting remote control.
(b) They have no built-in structures supporting remote control.
(c) They are too strong for anything but self determination.
(d) They should be controlled by remote collars.

12. How is the archive described?
(a) Friendly.
(b) Sentient.
(c) Hostile.
(d) Simple.

13. About what does AA seek information?
(a) A black hole in the way far beyond.
(b) Humans.
(c) A transceiver layer.
(d) Perversions.

14. About what does Steel worry about the "pups" in the unburned coffins?
(a) That they will die of grief when they learn their parents are dead.
(b) That they could mature and destroy his world.
(c) That they will die if he cannot figure out how to bring them back from sleep.
(d) That they will spread disease if awakened.

15. What does Woodcarver want to learn?
(a) How to fly the ship Johanna arrives in.
(b) How to walk on 2 limb.s
(c) Johanna's language.
(d) How to make Johanna's picture box work.