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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Lanik becomes legendary in the land of Sill. What is Lanik known as?
(a) The Three-Armed Man.
(b) The Naked Man.
(c) The Earth Mover.
(d) The Running Man.

2. What happens to the person helping Lanik just as Lanik is preparing to leave?
(a) The person is set on fire.
(b) The person is shot with a bullet.
(c) The person is shot with an arrow.
(d) The person is captured.

3. What are "cruel bonds"?
(a) Bamboo laced with glass.
(b) Wire-edged ropes.
(c) Handcuffs.
(d) Ropes covered with sharp glass.

4. What must Lanik do as a result of receiving his gift from the Earth?
(a) Drink the water.
(b) Swim across the lake.
(c) Jump off the cliff.
(d) Scale the mountain.

5. What does the person helping Lanik give him before he departs?
(a) A map.
(b) Money.
(c) A dress.
(d) Advice.

6. How does Lanik feel about his mother?
(a) Lanik tolerates her.
(b) Lanik hates her.
(c) Lanik loves her.
(d) Lanik envies her.

7. What do the boat owners decide to do with Lanik?
(a) Kill him.
(b) Sell his regenerating parts.
(c) Trade him for iron.
(d) Sell him as a sideshow freak.

8. Why is Lanik's appearance so unnerving to the slavers?
(a) The slavers are afraid of Lanik's strength.
(b) The slavers are sticklers for neatness.
(c) The slavers are unfamiliar with regeneration.
(d) The slavers are awed by Lanik's strength.

9. What land are the slavers from?
(a) Nkumai.
(b) Singer.
(c) Allison.
(d) Ku Kuei.

10. Of the currency tendered on the planet, what is the most valuable form of currency?
(a) Diamonds.
(b) Iron.
(c) Sugar cane.
(d) Pulp.

11. When Lanik is captured, he claims to be an ambassador. What land does he claim to be from?
(a) Bird.
(b) Nkumai.
(c) Mueller.
(d) Allison.

12. How does Lanik escape from prison?
(a) Lanik escapes using the ladders.
(b) Lanik escapes using the ropes.
(c) Lanik escapes using the parachute.
(d) Lanik escapes using the bird nets.

13. What does Lanik demand from the captain of the slave ship?
(a) To be set ashore on the nearest land.
(b) To be thrown overboard.
(c) To be given edible food.
(d) To be freed unconditionally.

14. Why does Lanik demand to be taken above-board on the slave ship?
(a) Because the other prisoners get to go above-board.
(b) Because Lanik wants to offer the captain a bribe.
(c) Because Lanik wants to face his captors.
(d) Because Lanik needs to see the sun.

15. What is the name of the old soldier who joins Lanik and his two friends as Lanik prepares to leave Mueller?
(a) Mwabao.
(b) Homarnoch.
(c) Kukueian.
(d) Ensel.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the land in which the inhabitants live high in the trees?

2. What is the first town that Lanik comes to?

3. When Lanik is returned to his homeland and charged with a number of crimes, what is Lanik's sentence for committing these crimes?

4. How big is the cell on the ship in which Lanik is imprisoned?

5. What happens at least twice a day in Nkumai?

(see the answer keys)

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