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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From what does Toby NOT suffer after the spark hits him?
(a) The sweats.
(b) A punctured lung.
(c) A broken arm.
(d) Broken ribs.

2. In "Unsettled Movement," how does Quath know that something is troubling Toby while he sleeps?
(a) One of Quath's subminds tells her so.
(b) Quath reads Toby's face.
(c) Toby cries when he sleeps.
(d) Toby lets out blood-curdling screams while he sleeps.

3. In "The Esty Wind," to what does Quath compare construction in the esty?
(a) To volcanic eruption.
(b) To sloughing of skin.
(c) To a rebirth.
(d) To a blinking light.

4. What is the real family name of the woman Toby meets in the maize fields?
(a) Buddha.
(b) Bahai.
(c) Rook.
(d) Tutor.

5. What does Toby realize about the "Sea of Sands?"
(a) It is endless.
(b) It is not real.
(c) It is the origin of the Family Bishop.
(d) It is home to the mechs.

6. What does the dwarf on the pyramid ask Toby?
(a) "Are you hungry?"
(b) "How'd you get here?"
(c) "Where've you been?"
(d) "Who are you?"

7. What comes out of Quath after she is injured in "Hard Sparks?"
(a) A green gel.
(b) Grey blobs.
(c) Brown liquid.
(d) Metal shards.

8. What information did the esty dwellers want from Quath?
(a) Information about The Hunker Down.
(b) Information about how the Myriapodia evolved.
(c) Information about Toby and his kind.
(d) Information about the mechs' work on antimatter.

9. In "Unsettled Movement," what does Toby eat?
(a) Red marrow.
(b) Hot, greasy food.
(c) Stalk-like beings.
(d) Grain cubes.

10. What does Toby do to the woman who is stealing Aspects from the dead in the maize field?
(a) He cuts her hand off.
(b) He ties her to a tree.
(c) He hits her with a stun gun.
(d) He breaks her arm.

11. What does Toby do when he is attacked in "The Pain of Eternity?"
(a) He calls up Quath's signal.
(b) He dives for cover.
(c) He shoots the thing that attacks him.
(d) He cries for help.

12. Why does Toby use his tools in "Eating the Storm?"
(a) To make an entrance to the esty.
(b) To do some repairs on his servos.
(c) To create a snare.
(d) To build a shelter from the storm.

13. In "Passing Currents," from where does Toby think the discharge that flattened him came?
(a) From below.
(b) From the Argo.
(c) From the Mantis.
(d) From inside himself.

14. What causes Toby's muscles to lock up in the Lane?
(a) His malfunctioning servos.
(b) Something in the Lane's food.
(c) Sublimed vapor.
(d) Exhaustion.

15. Who/what awakens Toby in "Time's Grip?"
(a) Shibo's Personality.
(b) An odd sensation.
(c) A strange sound.
(d) Quath.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Toby sleep in "Rational Laughter?"

2. Why can't Toby move his hand when he awakens in the Redoubt?

3. In "Animal Spirits," what does think about the members of Argo?

4. What are the conditions on the Redoubt?

5. According to Quath, what is "the Redoubt?"

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