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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. Who/what are the Cyaneans?
(a) Long-lost relatives of the Family Bishop.
(b) Things made by the mechs.
(c) A species of Aspects.
(d) Another name for mechs.

2. About how old is the Chandelier, according to crew estimates in "Pale Immensities?"
(a) A hundred thousand years.
(b) A thousand years.
(c) Twenty thousand years.
(d) Ten thousand years.

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

4. How many other people are with Toby in the Argo dome in "A Taste of the Void?"
(a) Four.
(b) Nine.
(c) Twelve.
(d) Six.

5. What does Cermo's microwave analysis of the esty clouds indicate?
(a) Another ship is approaching.
(b) The "sky" is solid.
(c) The clouds are filled with tiny sensors.
(d) A storm is approaching.

Short Answer Questions

1. What device does Quath's brethren carry?

2. Who does the esty judge send to escort Quath?

3. What is Monisque wearing when Quath approaches her?

4. From where/what does Toby tell Quath the judge wants information?

5. As the Argo spirals to True Center, what does Besen call Toby?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to Quath, how can the Argo survive so close to the black hole?

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

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

4. In "The Rule of Number," how does Toby feel about mathematics after solving the math problem?

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

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

7. In "Besik Bay," how does the Argo protect itself from the mechs?

8. How does a sail-snake look?

9. At the end of "Trans-History," why does Killeen ask Cermo to take Toby outside?

10. How does Toby first experience the Void?

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