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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. With whom does Toby argue in "Unsettled Movement?"
(a) Killeen.
(b) Shibo.
(c) Isaac.
(d) Quath.

2. Why does Quath think the birds are in the Lane?
(a) To communicate with Toby.
(b) To distract Toby and Quath.
(c) To carry toxins.
(d) To send signals to the mechs.

3. How do the people in "Rational Laughter" treat Toby?
(a) They treat him as a curiosity.
(b) They ridicule him.
(c) They treat him as a traitor.
(d) They take care of him.

4. What happens to the bird in "Eating the Storm?"
(a) It is killed in the storm.
(b) It disappears.
(c) It transforms itself into Abraham.
(d) It turns into the Mantis.

5. What happens to Toby and Quath after they stop falling from the esty?
(a) They are tossed in separate directions.
(b) They are arrested.
(c) They are swallowed up by a pinhole.
(d) They stop in the middle of a desert.

Short Answer Questions

1. After Toby removes the Shibo chip, what does he do to make himself harder to find?

2. Who/what does Toby see in the beginning of "Phantoms?"

3. How does Toby evade the mech sniffer in "Salvage?"

4. After Quath returns from her interrogation, what does she say Killeen wants from Toby?

5. From what does Toby NOT suffer after the spark hits him?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Why do Toby and the Shibo Personality argue in "The Rock of Chaos?"

6. What is the rock of chaos?

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

8. What is Toby doing at the end of "Rational Laughter?"

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

10. Why is Toby surprised to sense the Mantis in "Hard Spark?"

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