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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the beginning of "The Far Black," what does Toby know about the dwarf?
(a) He is a guardian angel.
(b) He has met Killeen before.
(c) He is the ruler of this place.
(d) He can't be trusted.

2. Where is Quath at the start of "The Shredded Star?"
(a) On the hull.
(b) In the agro dome.
(c) In her nest.
(d) In the great hall.

3. What do Killeen and Quath argue about after they are through the Cyaneans?
(a) Whether Abraham is alive.
(b) Whether the Magnetic Mind is being manipulated by the mechs.
(c) Whether Argo should go True Center.
(d) Whether the mechs still pose a threat.

4. Who is communicating in "Frozen Star?"
(a) Mechs.
(b) Quath and Mantis.
(c) Toby and Killeen.
(d) Quath and Toby.

5. What are Killeen's orders at the end of "Besik Bay?"
(a) Go into the galactic jet.
(b) Go into the Shredded Star.
(c) Go into Besik Bay.
(d) Go into the Cosmic Circle.

6. In "Motes Such as You," what causes the vibrations as Argo approaches a galactic jet?
(a) The rapidly heating hull.
(b) The Cosmic Circle.
(c) An attack from the Mantis.
(d) The Magnetic Mind.

7. What is a Siggo?
(a) A type of Myriapodia.
(b) A sensor.
(c) A bomb.
(d) A probe.

8. What do the Philosophs do as the Argo approaches the oozing, black object?
(a) They advise caution.
(b) They retire.
(c) They say the Myriapodia can no longer be allied with the humans.
(d) They communicate that the object is natural.

9. What is the esty judge's name?
(a) Monisque.
(b) Mantra.
(c) Mando.
(d) Mika.

10. According to Quath, about how long will they have to wait for the next aperture moment?
(a) A million years.
(b) There will never be another.
(c) Ten lifetimes.
(d) A thousand years.

11. In "Honeycomb Home," who says, "No one knows?"
(a) Cermo.
(b) Quath.
(c) Killeen.
(d) Jocelyn.

12. How old is Toby in Old Earth years?
(a) Nineteen.
(b) Eighteen.
(c) Seventeen.
(d) Sixteen.

13. What does Toby notice about the large, black object?
(a) It appears to be a mech device.
(b) It is actually very small up close.
(c) Creatures are living on it.
(d) It has structures that must have been built.

14. In the prologue, Toby says that ______ more crew are on sick report.
(a) Nearly a dozen.
(b) Half a dozen.
(c) Nearly two dozen.
(d) More than two dozen.

15. In Part 1, Chapter 2, what does Toby take from the sail-snake?
(a) A triangular scale.
(b) Red liquid.
(c) A pink tentacle.
(d) Milky fluid.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Family Bishop is from where?

2. What does Toby want to approach in the prologue?

3. In "Tiny Minds," where does the campfire group go?

4. How does the judge communicate with the humans?

5. With what does Killeen NOT try to tempt the esty judge?

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