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

2. In "Rational Laughter," who/what does Toby flee?
(a) The Mantis.
(b) An angry mob.
(c) A mech attack.
(d) A violent storm.

3. In "Animal Spirits," what does think about the members of Argo?
(a) thinks they are insignicant forms.
(b) thinks they are primitive and should be exterminated.
(c) thinks they are valuable forms.
(d) thinks they pose a danger to the mechs.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the real family name of the woman Toby meets in the maize fields?

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

3. What are the conditions on the Redoubt?

4. In "The Rock of Chaos," what happens when the timestone ruptures?

5. Who said, "Anything you understand, you can use?"

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe what happens when Toby is attacked in "The Pain of Eternity."

2. What is the message that the injured man has for Toby in "Casualties?"

3. Describe Toby's interaction with the bird in "Eating the Storm."

4. In "Passing Currents," what does Toby realize about the storm he has just endured?

5. Why do the mechs and argue in "Animal Spirits?"

6. In "The Sea of Sands," how does Toby learn that the Mantis has found him?

7. Describe the people that Toby first encounters in "Rational Laughter."

8. In "Unsettled Movement," what do Toby and Quath discuss?

9. What does Killeen's image tell Toby?

10. After Toby and Quath fall from the esty, why does Quath say the esty Lane is so unstable?

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