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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 neighborhood did Lin grow up in?
(a) Creekside.
(b) Khepri.
(c) Crozuban.
(d) Kinken.

2. What do Isaac and Yagharek believe the larva will become when it emerges from its chrysalis?
(a) A swimming creature.
(b) They have no idea what it will become.
(c) A flying creature.
(d) A shrieking creature.

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

4. What beverage does Isaac typically drink on his way to work?
(a) Beetlejuice.
(b) Beer.
(c) Coffee.
(d) Orange Juice.

5. What do the slake moths feed off of?
(a) Leaves and berries.
(b) Fish and small rodents.
(c) Human flesh.
(d) Whole grains and vegetables.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Isaac keep the large larvae in his laboratory?

2. On what city holiday does Vermishank die?

3. At which restaurant does Lin host her celebratory dinner?

4. At what time of day do Isaac and Lin finally arise from their bed at the opening of the novel?

5. Who owns the bar Isaac frequents?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Isaac suddenly set all his winged laboratory creatures free?

2. What sounds does Isaac wake to in the morning of the novel's first chapter?

3. What is a mafadet and where does Isaac encounter one?

4. Who does Isaac blame for the escape of his slake moth?

5. What is Kinken?

6. Who is Yagharek, and what does he want from Isaac?

7. What does Vodyanoi sculpt?

8. How do the Garudas react when Isaac comes to visit them in the Sputter?

9. What does Derkhan Blueday find out about Benjamin Flex through the help of an outside source?

10. How do the people of New Crobuzon react when they hear that Isaac is studying flying creatures?

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