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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was Captain Krausa going to adopt?
(a) Thorby.
(b) Ziggie.
(c) Margaret Mader.
(d) Auntie Singham.

2. What was the name of the neighborhood that was not under curfew?
(a) Gnome Street.
(b) Mock Street.
(c) Happy Street.
(d) Joy Street.

3. Where did Thorby go to hide from the patrolmen?
(a) A beanfield in the country.
(b) Mother Shaum's taphouse.
(c) Ziggie's house.
(d) Auntie Singham's cave.

4. What did Thorby realize Baslim hated?
(a) Debt.
(b) Mean people.
(c) Ignorance.
(d) Slavery.

5. What did the captain hide Thorby in to get him aboard ship?
(a) A suitcase.
(b) A crate of verga leaves.
(c) A loose tire.
(d) A space shuttle.

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

7. Thorby is promoted to what?
(a) Bulkhead fire station.
(b) Starboard computer maintenence.
(c) Starboard fire-control computer.
(d) Control computer.

8. Baslim believed that everyone could have what?
(a) Freedom.
(b) A good meal.
(c) A good education.
(d) A perfect memory.

9. What did Mother Shaum leave her house in before curfew?
(a) A limosine.
(b) A taxi cab.
(c) A large sedan chair.
(d) A horse and cart.

10. What was more expensive than lot ninety-seven?
(a) The feed bill.
(b) The ship's bill.
(c) The interest.
(d) The stamp tax.

11. Who is Baslim the Cripple?
(a) A beggar.
(b) A king.
(c) A merchant.
(d) A nobleman.

12. Who is the first person on the Sisu to speak to Thorby?
(a) Captain Krausa.
(b) Nobleman Boss.
(c) First Assistant Power Boss.
(d) A female toddler.

13. What did not change even though Baslim acquired another mattress?
(a) Thorby continued to sleep with him.
(b) Thorby continued to sleep outside.
(c) Thorby continued to sleep under the table.
(d) Thorby continued to sleep in the corner.

14. What was lot ninety-six?
(a) A pair of blond boys.
(b) A pair of blond girls.
(c) A pair of geese.
(d) A pair of shoes.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the only thing Baslim possessed upon his death?

3. Why did Thorby think his home was raided?

4. What does not necessarily show up in appearance?

5. Who did Baslim say the message was for?

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