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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Shibo describe the dwarves on the esty?
(a) As dogs with bones.
(b) As bushes in the forest.
(c) As children with toys.
(d) As rats in bow ties.

2. What is another name for the Eye of the Eater?
(a) The Chasm.
(b) The Vacuum.
(c) The Great Disk.
(d) The Highway.

3. What does Toby like to do when he gets "really out of sorts?"
(a) Pick a fight.
(b) Consult his Aspects.
(c) Go for a run.
(d) Work in the Agro dome.

4. What device does Quath's brethren carry?
(a) The Infinite Sphere.
(b) The Cosmic Circle.
(c) The Eternal Web.
(d) The Galactic Orb.

5. As Argo approaches the disk, what message does Quath bring from the Myriapodia?
(a) Killeen must speak with the magnetic being.
(b) Argo must reverse course.
(c) Mechs are ready to attack at any moment.
(d) Those on board Argo must take cover.

6. What seems illogical to Toby as he walks the esty streets?
(a) Why the city looked different than it had before.
(b) Why it is legal for vendors to sell aliens.
(c) Why people would give coins to a beggar.
(d) Why he was put on punishment.

7. What is the first thing Killeen tells Monisque he wants to know?
(a) How to get off the esty.
(b) The name of the esty's ruler.
(c) The history of the esty.
(d) Who else lives on the esty.

8. What surprises Toby at the beginning of "Motes Such as You?"
(a) An explosion.
(b) A mech.
(c) A riot.
(d) A fire.

9. After Argo passes through the Cyaneans, where do the mechs think it is headed?
(a) To the Citadel.
(b) To the Wedge.
(c) To the Bishop Chandelier.
(d) To Snowglade.

10. On the esty, what is in the food that is served to the humans?
(a) Sedatives.
(b) Tutors.
(c) Tiny knives.
(d) Human remnants.

11. Where does Andro tell Toby they are at the end of "The Far Black?"
(a) In a reception cell.
(b) In the city.
(c) In a prison cell.
(d) Inside Andro's home.

12. What does the Aspect Zeno say about the time pit?
(a) It is a dangerous place.
(b) The mechs cannot enter it.
(c) Nothing is real there.
(d) Humans have been there.

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

14. In "The Shredded Star," what does Killeen ask Quath to do?
(a) Communicate with other myriapodia.
(b) Counsel him.
(c) Communicate with the mechs.
(d) Block the radiation.

15. About how old is the Chandelier, according to crew estimates in "Pale Immensities?"
(a) Ten thousand years.
(b) A thousand years.
(c) A hundred thousand years.
(d) Twenty thousand years.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Quath doing at the beginning of "The Song of Electrons?"

2. What else does Monisque want from Killeen?

3. How does the judge communicate with the humans?

4. Who does the esty judge send to escort Quath?

5. What does the Argo crew see when they enter the time pit?

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