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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Toby sleep in "Rational Laughter?"

2. What happens after a weight descends on Toby in "Eating the Storm?"

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

4. What does Toby realize about the "Sea of Sands?"

5. In "Unsettled Movement," what does Toby eat?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In "The Sea of Sands," how does Toby learn that the Mantis has found him?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does technology influence the Family Bishop? How does it influence the story? Give several specific examples.

Essay Topic 2

How has the Family Bishop's relationship with the Myriapodia evolved over time? Give specific examples of how the Myriapodia and the Family interact.

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast Toby's life on Snowglade and his life on Argo. Are there more similarities or differences?

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