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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7, Stepping Discs.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Teela tell Louis is the real reason she wanted to join the mission?
(a) She felt pressured into saying yes by Nessus.
(b) She is hoping to go to the new place and never return.
(c) She loves Louis and wanted to be with him.
(d) She was bored and tired of her life on Earth.

2. What does Louis realize about Teela in the beginning of Chapter 4?
(a) She really is not lucky.
(b) She has never been truly hurt.
(c) She has her own plan for the Ringworld.
(d) She is not very smart.

3. What does the puppeteer planet look like when the crew lands on it?
(a) It is all mountains and trees.
(b) All the cities are underground.
(c) It is full of tall buildings.
(d) It is a barren desert with millions of tents.

4. What type of pilot is the ship built for?
(a) A puppeteer pilot.
(b) A kzin pilot.
(c) A robot pilot.
(d) A human pilot.

5. In Chapter 2, why does Nessus say he has asked a kzin to come on his mission?
(a) To be their intergallactic guide.
(b) Because kzin are known for their adventourous spirit.
(c) To protect him.
(d) Because kzin are smart.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Louis think about being born lucky?

2. What happens if Nessus has to use the tasp on Speaker too many times?

3. What reason does Nessus give for the puppeteers not wiping out the kzin race?

4. Where do the crew members go to pick up their ship?

5. What does Louis discover Teela has been reading about in Chapter 3?

(see the answer key)

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