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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Isaac believe the slake moths are hiding out in the Glasshouse?
(a) Because the Glasshouse is abandoned.
(b) Because it is the only place where their food is grown.
(c) Because it is the only place Isaac has not checked yet.
(d) Because it provides daylight cover.

2. Which of the following characters does NOT go to the Glasshouse with Isaac?
(a) Rudgutter.
(b) Yagharek.
(c) Derkhan.
(d) Lemuel.

3. Who convinces Isaac that Lin is already dead and that it would be a waste of time to search for her?
(a) Derkhan.
(b) The Weaver.
(c) Mayor Rudgutter.
(d) Lemuel.

4. What type of creatures live in the Glasshouse?
(a) Fish-human hybrids.
(b) Bird-human hybrids.
(c) Machine-human hybrids.
(d) Plant-human hybrids.

5. Which of the following characters does NOT leave New Crobuzan at the end of the novel?
(a) Isaac.
(b) Lin.
(c) Derkhan.
(d) Yagharek.

6. What does Yagharek throw on the slake moth's back, saving its final victim's life?
(a) A box of lit matches.
(b) A blowtorch.
(c) A kerosene lamp.
(d) A candelabra.

7. Where will Isaac's final plan take place?
(a) At the Construct Council.
(b) At the Glasshouse.
(c) At the Weird Circus.
(d) At Perdido Street Station.

8. Which of the following adjectives best describes the climate inside the Glasshouse?
(a) Sandy.
(b) Dark.
(c) Hot.
(d) Freezing.

9. How does the nurse feel about selling Andrej to Derkhan?
(a) Apathetic.
(b) Skeptical.
(c) Excited.
(d) Guilty.

10. When Isaac awakens from his unconsciousness after his arrest, where is he?
(a) In a sewer.
(b) In his laboratory.
(c) In a hospital.
(d) In an abandoned barn.

11. What does the visitor beg Isaac to withhold from Yagharek?
(a) His inheritance.
(b) Freedom.
(c) His new wings.
(d) Friendship.

12. Which of the following strange behaviors is NOT exhibited by the fearful people of New Crobuzan?
(a) Frequent nightmares.
(b) Accidents due to drowsiness.
(c) Lack of sleep.
(d) Periods of narcolepsy.

13. Where do Isaac and his crew sleep on the night they search for Lin?
(a) In the underbrush.
(b) Near the railway tracks.
(c) Underneath the bridge.
(d) In an abandoned barn.

14. After sunset, how many slake moths does Isaac see take flight into the night sky?
(a) Four.
(b) Two.
(c) One.
(d) Three.

15. What type of insect is a Remude human mixed with?
(a) A fire ant.
(b) A cockroach.
(c) A praying mantis.
(d) A butterfly.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Andrej killed?

2. Why must Isaac enter the Glasshouse through the sewer system?

3. What is the mood of the novel in its final chapter?

4. Who unexpectedly visits Isaac after he falls asleep with Lin?

5. Whose dreams are NOT used to lure the slake moths to the trap?

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