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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, Speaker-to-Animals.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who the Outsiders?
(a) A peaceful people who welcome all travelers.
(b) Corrupted humans who barter with illegal aliens.
(c) Mutants from the puppeteer's experiments.
(d) A trading species who buy and sell technology.

2. Who stays with Louis when Nessus leaves to search for the fourth crew member?
(a) No one.
(b) Teela.
(c) His wife.
(d) Speaker.

3. Where do the crew members go to pick up their ship?
(a) The East Solar space station.
(b) The Orion Belt colony.
(c) The Sol system settlement.
(d) The Bock brorough.

4. What does Nessus say has kept him from finding a fourth crewmember?
(a) A series of bizarre coincidences.
(b) People were fearful of him and ran away.
(c) His negative thinking.
(d) No one believed he has a ship.

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) To protect him.
(c) Because kzin are known for their adventourous spirit.
(d) Because kzin are smart.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Louis jump from city-to-city and time zone-to-time zone in Chapter 1?

2. What birthday is Louis Wu celebrating at the start of the novel?

3. What information does Louis try to get from Nessus in Chapter 4?

4. When Louis first sees Nessus, where does he recall seeing this type of alien race previously?

5. What trait does Nessus believe Teela has?

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