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

2. What does Toby do when he is attacked in "The Pain of Eternity?"
(a) He calls up Quath's signal.
(b) He cries for help.
(c) He shoots the thing that attacks him.
(d) He dives for cover.

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

4. What is the real family name of the woman Toby meets in the maize fields?
(a) Bahai.
(b) Buddha.
(c) Rook.
(d) Tutor.

5. What does Toby do after he removes the Shibo chip?
(a) He cleans himself up in a stream.
(b) He rests while the Faces make repairs.
(c) He screams.
(d) He pitches forward into a tunnel.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Toby smell in "Salvage?"

2. In "Passing Currents," what does Toby realize is different about the higher mechs?

3. What happens to Toby and Quath after they stop falling from the esty?

4. What does Toby do to the woman who is stealing Aspects from the dead in the maize field?

5. What causes Toby's muscles to lock up in the Lane?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the memories Toby has when he is in the maize field.

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

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

4. What is the source of conflict between Toby and Shibo in "Unsettled Movement?"

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

6. In "Hard Spark," why does Quath say that water is scarce?

7. In "Eating the Storm," what does Toby realize about the violence down the Lane?

8. What do Toby and Quath do at the end of "The Esty Wind?"

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

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

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