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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 are the conditions on the Redoubt?
(a) Cold.
(b) Still.
(c) Dry.
(d) Hot.

2. What comes out of Quath after she is injured in "Hard Sparks?"
(a) Brown liquid.
(b) Grey blobs.
(c) A green gel.
(d) Metal shards.

3. In "Passing Currents," what does Toby realize is different about the higher mechs?
(a) They are detached from death.
(b) They can take on many different forms.
(c) They are more powerful than humans are.
(d) They can create pathways to other worlds.

4. Where does Toby sleep in "Rational Laughter?"
(a) On a ship.
(b) On the grass.
(c) In a box.
(d) In a shed.

5. How long has Walmsley been waiting for Toby?
(a) A millenium.
(b) Nearly fifty thousand years.
(c) A million years.
(d) Almost thirty thousand years.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the Mantis do with the things it kills?

3. Who/what awakens Toby in "Time's Grip?"

4. What does Shibo's Personality tell Toby after Toby has fled from Killeen?

5. For what are Toby and Quath looking at the start of "The Rock of Chaos?"

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens at the end of "The Sea of Sands?"

2. Describe the injured man in "Casualties."

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

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

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

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

7. What does Toby miss in "The Pain of Eternity?"

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

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

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

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