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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What is another name for the Eye of the Eater?
(a) The Vacuum.
(b) The Great Disk.
(c) The Chasm.
(d) The Highway.

4. The Family Bishop is from where?
(a) Snowglade.
(b) Earth.
(c) Winterglen.
(d) Andromeda.

5. What do the Philosophs do as the Argo approaches the oozing, black object?
(a) They say the Myriapodia can no longer be allied with the humans.
(b) They retire.
(c) They communicate that the object is natural.
(d) They advise caution.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who/what are the Cyaneans?

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

4. To where does Andro lead the humans on the esty?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. In "Trans-History," what does Killeen tell the judge he wants?

2. What happens when Toby approaches the communal fire in "Motes Such as You?"

3. Describe Toby's memories as he walks the esty streets.

4. What is the underlying strategy for Bishop Family Gatherings?

5. According to Quath, why is the aperture moment important?

6. Where is Toby in the Prologue?

7. How does Toby first experience the Void?

8. How are the humans filtered and cleaned on the "honeycomb home?"

9. In "The Cyaneans," how do the Myriapodia help the people on the Argo?

10. What is Toby's problem in "Techno-Nomads?"

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