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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "The Esty Wind," what do Toby and Quath see as they walk in the Lane?
(a) The creation of a city.
(b) The "sky" closing in.
(c) A sheet peeling off a cliff.
(d) The "ground" below them dissolving.

2. From where does Toby think the storm came?
(a) From another Lane.
(b) From the Mantis.
(c) From the Family Bishop.
(d) From the forest.

3. According to Quath, what is "the Redoubt?"
(a) An event in humans' history.
(b) An ancient text.
(c) A place where mechs live.
(d) A place for humans to retire.

4. According to Quath in "Unsettled Movement," who/what is Man pointed toward?
(a) Woman.
(b) Destiny.
(c) Invasion.
(d) Danger.

5. In "Passing Currents," what does Toby realize is different about the higher mechs?
(a) They can create pathways to other worlds.
(b) They are more powerful than humans are.
(c) They can take on many different forms.
(d) They are detached from death.

6. What does Toby tell Quath as they flee from the dead mech-bird?
(a) "I was wrong."
(b) "We need to get out of here."
(c) "I can't keep up."
(d) "I must surrender."

7. What does Toby tell Killeen's image?
(a) That Quath was severely injured.
(b) That he had a revelation.
(c) That he is all alone.
(d) That he removed Shibo's chip.

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

9. Where is Toby at the start of "Salvage?"
(a) On a cliff.
(b) In a valley.
(c) In a cave.
(d) In a tunnel.

10. What holds Toby to Quath as they fall from the esty?
(a) A suction device.
(b) Centrifugal force.
(c) Gravity.
(d) One of Quath's arms.

11. What does Shibo's Personality tell Toby after Toby has fled from Killeen?
(a) That she wants to be with Killeen again.
(b) That Toby must still honor his Family obligations.
(c) That Toby should proceed with caution.
(d) That Toby cannot handle her Personality any longer.

12. What happens to the bird in "Eating the Storm?"
(a) It transforms itself into Abraham.
(b) It disappears.
(c) It is killed in the storm.
(d) It turns into the Mantis.

13. Who tells Toby a rhyme after Toby and Quath flee from the dead mech-bird?
(a) Isaac.
(b) Zeno.
(c) Shibo.
(d) Joe.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is another name for ?

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

3. In "Hard Spark," what makes Quath jittery?

4. In "Animal Spirits," what happened during the time Toby was missing from the ship?

5. What does Toby realize as he looks at the maize crops on the Lane?

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