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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. From what does Toby NOT suffer after the spark hits him?
(a) Broken ribs.
(b) The sweats.
(c) A broken arm.
(d) A punctured lung.

2. What does Toby realize in "Eating the Storm?"
(a) He has to find Quath.
(b) He has to try to save the Family Bishop.
(c) He has to surrender.
(d) He has to try to kill the Mantis.

3. In "Hard Spark," what does Quath sense above?
(a) An incoming storm.
(b) Dozens of alien ships.
(c) A deceptive screen.
(d) Some small figures and one large one.

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

5. From what family is the pyramid dwarf?
(a) Bishop.
(b) Brago.
(c) Brits.
(d) Banshee.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the stranger say to Toby at the start of "Casualties?"

2. Where does Toby sleep in "Rational Laughter?"

3. What happens after a weight descends on Toby in "Eating the Storm?"

4. In "Rational Laughter," who/what does Toby flee?

5. What does Toby smell in "Salvage?"

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Killeen's image tell Toby?

2. In "Mind Surgery," how does Toby go about healing himself?

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

4. Describe Toby's experience with Nigel in the last chapter of the book.

5. How does Shibo try to stop Toby from removing her chip from his head?

6. In "Passing Currents," how does Toby describe the disturbance that flattened him?

7. What is the woman doing in the maize fields?

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

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

10. According to Quath, why is Toby's hand pinned to a rock in "Time's Grip?"

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