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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which type of mech is the most intelligent?
(a) The Rat-Killer.
(b) The Widow-Maker.
(c) The Spider.
(d) The Mantis.

2. 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.

3. At the end of "Deep Reality," who asks "What's that?"
(a) Killeen.
(b) Toby.
(c) Quath.
(d) Jocelyn.

4. How many other people are with Toby in the Argo dome in "A Taste of the Void?"
(a) Four.
(b) Nine.
(c) Twelve.
(d) Six.

5. What is Quath doing at the beginning of "The Song of Electrons?"
(a) Hunting.
(b) Rebuilding her nest.
(c) Exploring the galaxy.
(d) Tearing down her nest.

6. With what does Killeen NOT try to tempt the esty judge?
(a) An alien.
(b) Space plants.
(c) Money.
(d) Strange artifacts.

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

8. In "The Rule of Number," what chases the Family?
(a) A pyramid-shaped creature.
(b) A blimp-shaped creature.
(c) A helical rod-tree creature.
(d) A triple-spined creature.

9. What is Toby's job in "Techno-Nomads?"
(a) Preparing food.
(b) Cleaning up sewage.
(c) Teaching children.
(d) Performing security.

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

11. What is the name of Toby's teaching Aspect?
(a) Glotto.
(b) Andro.
(c) Isaac.
(d) Cermo.

12. From where/what does Toby tell Quath the judge wants information?
(a) The Cosmic Circle.
(b) The Accommodation.
(c) The Far Black.
(d) The Arcology Era.

13. In "Tiny Minds," where does the campfire group go?
(a) To the Bridge.
(b) To the cafeteria.
(c) To the hull.
(d) To the living quarters.

14. Who/what helps the Argo pass through the Cyaneans?
(a) The Magnetic Mind.
(b) The Cosmic Circle.
(c) Abraham.
(d) The mechs.

15. What does the Magnetic Mind NOT tell Killeen at the end of "The Aperture Moment?"
(a) That those on the Argo face certain death.
(b) That the Magnetic Mind will part from the Argo.
(c) That the Magnetic Mind will send a map.
(d) That Abraham predicts an approaching cusp season.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Toby doing at the start of "Aperture Moment?"

2. Who rescues Toby after the mechs damage the Argo dome?

3. As the Argo spirals to True Center, what does Besen call Toby?

4. In "The Shredded Star," what does Killeen ask Quath to do?

5. In "Motes Such as You," what causes the vibrations as Argo approaches a galactic jet?

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