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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What part of the boy made Baslim think he was of unmutated Earth people?
(a) His breath.
(b) His nose.
(c) His toenails.
(d) His ears.

2. What did the woman tell Thorby to do after the patrolman left?
(a) "Leave and don't come back."
(b) "Stay where you are."
(c) "Come on into the house."
(d) "Let's eat, you must be starved."

3. Who is Dr. Samuel Renshaw?
(a) Baslim's penpal from Earth.
(b) A man from Earth that taught about the mind.
(c) A man from Earth who Baslim knows.
(d) A man from Earth that grew a garden.

4. What is manumission?
(a) The process to free a slave.
(b) The process needed to board a ship.
(c) The process to become a beggar.
(d) The process to go to university.

5. What was outside the entrance of Thorby's home?
(a) Baslim.
(b) A night watchman.
(c) A patrolman.
(d) A woman.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was Thorby not considered part of the underworld?

2. What does Baslim want Thorby to do after he dies?

3. What is tattooed on Thorby after his manumission?

4. Why was begging harder for Thorby?

5. What did Baslim use to help Thorby remember the message?

(see the answer key)

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