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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Baslim want Thorby to do after he dies?
(a) Rent out his room.
(b) Seek out a certain man and give him a message.
(c) Keep his spot on the Plaza.
(d) Make more money at pickpocketing.

2. Why was Thorby not considered part of the underworld?
(a) His master has set him free.
(b) Baslim kept a tight leash on him.
(c) He has a legally recognized status .
(d) Baslim has a profession.

3. How did Thorby get to the honky-tonk neighborhood?
(a) By walking the streets in the dark.
(b) By crawling on rooftops.
(c) By sneaking a ride with a compassionate patrolman.
(d) By hailing a cab.

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

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

6. How many desserts did Thorby lose to Jeri?
(a) Six nights' worth.
(b) Ten nights' worth.
(c) Four nights' worth.
(d) Two nights' worth.

7. What was the name of the ship that brought Thorby to the slave auction?
(a) The Popular Ride.
(b) The Black Diamond.
(c) The Merry Widow.
(d) The Jolly Roger.

8. What ship is Dr. Mader going to go to?
(a) El Nino.
(b) Sisu.
(c) El Cico.
(d) El Nido.

9. Why did Baslim send Thorby to the shipyards?
(a) To get a job as a sweeper.
(b) To keep him out of his business.
(c) To talk to a ship master.
(d) To deliver a message.

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

11. Who did Thorby tell the gentleman he was?
(a) A poor slave boy.
(b) The son of Baslim the Cripple.
(c) The son of The Merry Widow's master.
(d) The son of a poor tailor.

12. Where did the adoption take place?
(a) Town hall.
(b) The dining hall.
(c) The library.
(d) The Captain's quarters.

13. Why did Thorby think his home was raided?
(a) The Sargon wanted Thorby to be a slave again.
(b) The Sargon figured out Pop was not a beggar.
(c) The Sargon wanted to make Pop a spy.
(d) The Sargon intended to arrest Pop and was looking for something.

14. What trade is Ziggie teaching Thorby?
(a) To be a blacksmith.
(b) To accost women.
(c) To be a juggler.
(d) To be a pickpocket.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Thorby was born what?

2. What is the only clear planet in Thorby's remembrance?

3. Why did the chair bearers say nothing?

4. What did not change even though Baslim acquired another mattress?

5. Anthropology is the study of_________________.

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