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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Quath do when she sees a second bird in the Lane?
(a) She traps it.
(b) She eats it.
(c) She grabs it.
(d) She shoots it.

2. What does Toby think of the injured man's new face?
(a) It reminds him of someone.
(b) It looks real.
(c) It will not work out.
(d) It looks like a mask.

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

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

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

6. What is the white patch that Toby sees in "The Sea of Sand?"
(a) A dwelling.
(b) Naked dead bodies.
(c) White sand.
(d) A pile of bones.

7. Who does Toby encounter in the beginning of "The Sea of Sand?"
(a) Killeen and Cermo.
(b) An old wrinkled couple.
(c) A girl and her father.
(d) Quath.

8. What makes Toby sick in "Hard Spark?"
(a) Swaying rock and air.
(b) The thought of Shibo taking him over.
(c) Something in the stream water.
(d) The thought that he may never find the Family Bishop.

9. In "The Pain of Eternity," what part of Toby is injured during the attack?
(a) His left leg.
(b) His right foot.
(c) His right side.
(d) His left foot.

10. What image plays on Toby's retina as he recovers from his spark-induced injuries?
(a) Toby is inside something with wheels that fly.
(b) Toby is attending a celebration on Snowglade.
(c) Quath is fighting the Mantis.
(d) The Mantis is attacking the Family Bishop.

11. Why does Quath think the birds are in the Lane?
(a) To distract Toby and Quath.
(b) To communicate with Toby.
(c) To send signals to the mechs.
(d) To carry toxins.

12. What does Toby do after he removes the Shibo chip?
(a) He cleans himself up in a stream.
(b) He screams.
(c) He rests while the Faces make repairs.
(d) He pitches forward into a tunnel.

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

14. How do the people in "Rational Laughter" treat Toby?
(a) They take care of him.
(b) They treat him as a curiosity.
(c) They treat him as a traitor.
(d) They ridicule him.

15. What does Toby think of the people in "Rational Laughter?"
(a) They are lazy.
(b) They are talkative.
(c) They are not very smart.
(d) They live in the moment.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Hard Spark," what does Quath sense above?

2. What injury does Toby sustain in "Hard Spark?"

3. According to Toby, what is the Families' only fashion indulgence?

4. For what are Toby and Quath looking at the start of "The Rock of Chaos?"

5. In "Time's Grip," what does Toby notice about the first bird he sees in the Lane?

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