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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What troubles Jocelyn at the start of "Honeycomb Home"?
(a) Argo's fuel rate has increased.
(b) Argo cannot withstand any more heat.
(c) Argo was irreversibly damaged in the ergosphere.
(d) Argo is out of food.

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

6. Where is Toby at the beginning of "Deep Reality?"
(a) In his living quarters.
(b) On a Bridge couch.
(c) On the observation deck.
(d) Pacing the deck with Killeen.

7. Who/what does Killeen hope to find at True Center?
(a) The Citadel.
(b) The Golden Orb.
(c) Myriapodia.
(d) Abraham.

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

9. 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.

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

11. In "Hard Pursuit," with whom does Toby have a disagreement?
(a) A member of Quath's species.
(b) Cermo.
(c) An Ace.
(d) Jocelyn.

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

13. 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.

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

15. What is a Chandelier?
(a) A place where humans used to live.
(b) The place where creatures like Quath live.
(c) A community of space creatures.
(d) Home to the sail-snakes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Quath at the start of "The Shredded Star?"

2. What does Toby do when he sees kids his own age on the esty streets?

3. In "The Charm of Commerce," what does Toby miss while he is on punishment?

4. In Part 1, Chapter 1, what does the ship follow?

5. At the beginning of "The Far Black," what does Toby know about the dwarf?

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