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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After the slake moth attacks, who threatens to strike?
(a) The dock workers.
(b) The bus drivers.
(c) The newspaper journalists.
(d) The medical doctors.

2. Which of the following types of insect is NOT hoarded for sale when the people of New Crobuzan find out that Isaac is working on new research?
(a) Caterpillars.
(b) Ants.
(c) Butterflies.
(d) Grubs.

3. What is the one topic Mr. Motley always wants to discuss when he is sitting for Lin?
(a) Religion.
(b) Drugs.
(c) Art.
(d) Sex.

4. When were Yagharek's wings damaged?
(a) After his life of crime.
(b) At birth.
(c) During puberty.
(d) In a terrible accident.

5. What is Benjamin Flex' prison sentence?
(a) 5-10 years hard labor.
(b) Life imprisonment.
(c) Death.
(d) Parole.

6. According to David, who did Isaac get the larvae from?
(a) David.
(b) Parliament.
(c) Mr. Motley.
(d) He has no idea.

7. How many slake moths are imprisoned in the abandoned warehouse?
(a) One.
(b) Two.
(c) Four.
(d) Three.

8. Which of the following couples is the slake moth's next victim?
(a) An old woman and her dog.
(b) A barman and his patron.
(c) A prostitute and her customer.
(d) A mother and her infant child.

9. What part of her body is Lin missing?
(a) Her stomach.
(b) Her eyes.
(c) Her hands.
(d) Her lips.

10. What has David become a spy?
(a) Because he believes it's the right thing to do.
(b) All of the answers are true.
(c) Because he needs the money.
(d) Because he is being blackmailed.

11. What type of bird does Isaac have hanging to a cross in the center of the laboratory?
(a) A dove.
(b) A pigeon.
(c) A sparrow.
(d) A robin.

12. What type of animal is a mafadet?
(a) A reptile.
(b) A dog.
(c) A bird.
(d) A fish.

13. What is the name of the assistant who works at the University library?
(a) Wabbergon.
(b) Hassenfeffer.
(c) Ballyhawoo.
(d) Teafortwo.

14. Where is Isaac going when he visits, "a moving stew of human and vodyanoi, cactus, khepri and other, rarer, breeds: hotchi and strider and stiltspear and races the names of which Isaac did not know"?
(a) The circus.
(b) The church.
(c) The hospital.
(d) The elementary school.

15. Where does Isaac keep the large larvae in his laboratory?
(a) In an aquarium.
(b) In a shoebox.
(c) In a cage.
(d) In a fishbowl.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of creature does Mr. Motley hire as his body guard?

2. What is the name of the bar Isaac frequents?

3. Who owns the bar Isaac frequents?

4. Who / What does Rudgutter bribe the Weaver to get rid of?

5. What does Isaac fuss about most when he wakes up in the morning?

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