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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 "Time's Grip," what does Toby notice about the first bird he sees in the Lane?
(a) It is "flying" on water.
(b) It is a predator hawk.
(c) It is actually a butterfly.
(d) It has four wings.

2. In "The Rock of Chaos," what happens when the timestone ruptures?
(a) A stalk-thing pokes out.
(b) A mech flies out.
(c) The Redoubt starts to disintegrate.
(d) Quath falls into a crevice.

3. From where does Toby think the storm came?
(a) From the Family Bishop.
(b) From the Mantis.
(c) From the forest.
(d) From another Lane.

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

5. What does Killeen's image tell Toby in the operational center?
(a) "I need you."
(b) "Besen is sure dead."
(c) "I am safe."
(d) "I have found Abraham."

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to the bird in "Eating the Storm?"

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

3. What is Toby doing at the beginning of "Passing Currents?"

4. What does Toby do after he removes the Shibo chip?

5. In "Hard Spark," what does Quath sense above?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Describe the injured man in "Casualties."

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

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

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

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

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

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