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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In "Pale Immensities," what is inside the Chandelier's airlock?
(a) Ordinary air.
(b) Poisonous air.
(c) Hydrogen gas.
(d) Sulfur gas.

3. 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.

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

5. In "Pale Immensities," with whom does Toby share a flier?
(a) Abraham.
(b) Killeen.
(c) Quath.
(d) Besen.

6. On the esty, who is the next to be cleansed after Toby?
(a) Killeen.
(b) Quath.
(c) Cermo.
(d) Jocelyn.

7. Who does the esty judge send to escort Quath?
(a) A hundred city folk.
(b) The Honor Guard.
(c) Andro.
(d) No one.

8. What does Toby want to approach in the prologue?
(a) Galactic Center.
(b) Faint metallic dabs of light.
(c) A beacon.
(d) True Center.

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

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

11. What does the Argo crew see when they enter the time pit?
(a) The Cosmic Circle.
(b) The Magnetic Mind.
(c) A mech.
(d) A ship.

12. What does Quath project onto the Argo's screens when they are in the time pit?
(a) A map.
(b) Images of two digital clocks.
(c) Images of Argo's future.
(d) A blueprint.

13. Who works with Toby in the first chapter of the book?
(a) Cermo.
(b) Killeen.
(c) Besen.
(d) Quath.

14. How does the judge communicate with the humans?
(a) Using the humans' comm.
(b) In writing.
(c) Using sign language.
(d) Using language chips.

15. With what does the judge on the esty charge the Bishops?
(a) Violation of tax codes.
(b) Property damage.
(c) Ignorance.
(d) Illegal entry.

Short Answer Questions

1. What else does Monisque want from Killeen?

2. What does Toby like to do when he gets "really out of sorts?"

3. How does Toby leave the Argo after he is punished in "The Charm of Commerce?"

4. To what does Isaac compare the Cosmic Circle?

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

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