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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the Kempler rosette?
(a) A travelling space station powered by humans.
(b) Five connected planets moving through space.
(c) A dying star.
(d) A beautiful constellation.

2. What job does Speaker-to-Animals hold in the first chapter of the story?
(a) He is a body-guard.
(b) He is an ambassador to Earth.
(c) He is a hired henchman.
(d) He is a professional athlete.

3. Why did the puppeteers disappear?
(a) They were threatened by the Seekers.
(b) They heard that a galactic core had exploded and would reach them in 20,000 years.
(c) They could not help it, their planet got sucked into a black hole.
(d) They wanted to conquer other galaxies for themselves.

4. How do the crew members plan to travel to get help on the Ringworld?
(a) On glider boards.
(b) On horseback.
(c) On their flycycles.
(d) By foot.

5. How many lights does Louis see in the Kempler rosette?
(a) Five.
(b) Ten.
(c) Seven.
(d) Four.

6. What shape are the lights creating in the Kempler rosette?
(a) Square.
(b) Octagon.
(c) Pentagon.
(d) Circle.

7. Who broke Louis's heart long long ago?
(a) Lucy Sharapova.
(b) Paula Cherenkov.
(c) Anya Kornikova.
(d) Maria Chekov.

8. Who responds to the stress of the crash and Ringworld in Chapter 11 by going catatonic?
(a) Nessus.
(b) Teela.
(c) Louis.
(d) Speaker.

9. Why does Louis disable the instrument panel before Speaker wakes up?
(a) So that Speaker cannot steal the ship.
(b) Because the ship is being towed in.
(c) Because that is what Nessus said to do.
(d) Because Speaker cannot awake until the panel is offline.

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

11. When Louis first sees Nessus, where does he recall seeing this type of alien race previously?
(a) In a book.
(b) In a movie.
(c) In the mall.
(d) In Beruit.

12. Why does Nessus try to recruit Louis for a mission?
(a) Because only Louis knows how to fly the ship they are taking.
(b) Because Louis has been to the Ringworld before.
(c) He believes Louis is a genius.
(d) He knows that Louis is restless, and a natural explorer.

13. Which of the following does the crew not see while flying under the Ringworld?
(a) Mountains.
(b) Rivers.
(c) Meteor craters.
(d) Aliens.

14. How does Louis respond to Teela's decision to join the mission?
(a) He is glad she finally decided to come.
(b) He tries to talk her out of it.
(c) He could care less.
(d) He is sad because he wanted an all guy trip.

15. 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. What does the hyperdrive technology mean to Louis?

2. Why does Nessus have to use a tasp on Speaker?

3. What is the name of Nessus's quantum II ship?

4. How does Chiron respond as Nessus approaches?

5. What does Louis think about being born lucky?

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