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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What worries Ravna about Greenstalk and Blueshell?
(a) That they work from a deep compulsion set on them.
(b) That they are waiting to act until they find the recorder device on Olndot's cargo ship.
(c) That she is mistaken about them.
(d) That they carry the Blight's blueprint.

2. What do the most competent posters on the Net think about the Blight's interest in the High Beyond?
(a) The Blight does not even know the High Beyond exists.
(b) The Blight will not lose interest in controlling the High Beyond.
(c) The Blight hasn't the ability to find High Beyond.
(d) The Blight will lose interest in invading High Beyond.

3. What does Ravna believe about Jefri's time frame?
(a) He has less than 100 days to ward off attack.
(b) He will be melded in 100 days and she must get to him before he melds.
(c) He will be executed in 10 days.
(d) He will stand trial in less than 60 days.

4. What does Pham suspect about Steel and Jefri?
(a) Steel is manipulating Jefri.
(b) Steel plans to meld with Jefri.
(c) Steel has adopted Jefri.
(d) Steel plans to murder Jefri.

5. What does Scrupilo warn Woodcarver about Steel?
(a) That Steel's weakspot can actually help him against Woodcarver's army.
(b) That Steel must have some unknown advantage.
(c) That Steel will effect mass murder if he wins.
(d) That Steel is utterly ruthless.

6. What fails deep in the Slow Zone?
(a) Ultradrives.
(b) Alliances.
(c) Speech.
(d) Replicators.

7. When does Pham loosen restrictions on Blueshell?
(a) When Blueshell passes the lie detector test.
(b) When Blueshell shows Pham how to control the ship.
(c) When Blueshell agrees to a meld.
(d) When the pursuers draw closer.

8. What does Pham don to go after Greenstalk?
(a) A specially modified pressure suit.
(b) A globe helmet.
(c) A chain mail vest.
(d) A keflar suit.

9. What does Steel plan to do to the rescuers?
(a) Trap them.
(b) Offer them free land to settle on the planet.
(c) Kill them.
(d) Offer them leadership of the planet.

10. Who talks about the illusion of self awareness?
(a) Johanna.
(b) Pham.
(c) Jefri.
(d) Ravna.

11. What is slowing OOB's progress?
(a) A vortex of time parses.
(b) A Great Zone Storm.
(c) A jump vortex.
(d) The Old One's mind drags them.

12. What does Pham have to do to effect a landing?
(a) Switch to manual control.
(b) Match velocities with the planet.
(c) Repair his landing gear.
(d) Repair his ultradrive.

13. What bothers Woodcarver about Vendacious?
(a) His execution being quick and merciful.
(b) Keeping him prisoner.
(c) His torture of Johanna.
(d) His ability to hide his intentions.

14. What does Woodcarver's route do for the march?
(a) Shortens it by 2 weeks.
(b) Makes it a more direct shot.
(c) Makes it easier.
(d) Adds agonizing days.

15. When are the 152 ships pursuing Pham due?
(a) Never.
(b) In ten days.
(c) In three months.
(d) In 48 hours.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Kratzi do?

2. What is Steel happy about concerning the radio cloaks?

3. Where does OOB decide to go?

4. For what does Jefri send?

5. What does the noise of the cannon do to Woodcarver?

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