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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) Dry.
(c) Still.
(d) Hot.

2. What does Quath do when she sees a second bird in the Lane?
(a) She grabs it.
(b) She traps it.
(c) She eats it.
(d) She shoots it.

3. What does Toby think of the people in "Rational Laughter?"
(a) They are lazy.
(b) They are talkative.
(c) They are not very smart.
(d) They live in the moment.

4. What does the Mantis do with the things it kills?
(a) Creates new worlds.
(b) Turns them to dust.
(c) Turns them into mechs.
(d) Makes art.

5. According to Toby, what is the Families' only fashion indulgence?
(a) Their shoes.
(b) Their jewelry.
(c) Their hair.
(d) Their skin markings.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose voice does Toby hear as he waits out the blizzard in "The Pain of Eternity?"

2. In "The Rock of Chaos," what happens when the timestone ruptures?

3. How long has Walmsley been waiting for Toby?

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

5. Why does Quath think the birds are in the Lane?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Why does Quath think the birds in the Redoubt are a threat?

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

8. What does Killeen's image tell Toby?

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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