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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Speaker fly off to investigate?
(a) A dark ring of smoke in the distance.
(b) A shiny break in the clouds.
(c) A gold flicker on the land below.
(d) A curious noise coming from the trees.

2. What does Speaker find in the castle?
(a) A history of Ringworld.
(b) A map room.
(c) The king.
(d) A feast.

3. How does Louis respond to having the tasp used on him?
(a) He cries.
(b) He becomes enslaved to Nessus.
(c) He passes out.
(d) He kicks Nessus.

4. What does Louis think about the Ringworld natives forgetting their past and that they live on a ring?
(a) That they need help.
(b) That they are stupid.
(c) It is funny.
(d) It is upsetting.

5. Why does Nessus use the tasp on Louis?
(a) To help him forget about Teela.
(b) To trick Prill.
(c) Because he is mad at Louis.
(d) In defense.

6. In Chapter 18, what does Louis realize Teela uses to get attention?
(a) Laughing fits.
(b) Silence.
(c) Her good looks.
(d) Reckless behavior.

7. What role does Louis seem to play in the group thus far in the story?
(a) Doctor.
(b) Scientist.
(c) Mediator.
(d) Leader.

8. Why does the woman eventually turn off the force field?
(a) She is no longer interested in her captives.
(b) Nessus has won her over.
(c) She wants Louis to come to her.
(d) She always turns off the force field at night.

9. What happens when Louis calls Nessus to report Speaker's incident?
(a) Nessus turns around and heads to the ship.
(b) Louis in unable to get a hold of Nessus.
(c) Nessus refuses to answer.
(d) Nessus passes out.

10. Why does Speaker promise to keep the puppeteers manipulation of the kzin a secret?
(a) To make Louis happy.
(b) So that he has power over the puppeteers.
(c) To avoid war.
(d) Because he does not care about it really.

11. What has Teela gotten the stairs in the castle to do?
(a) Move.
(b) Change color.
(c) Grow and shrink.
(d) Turn into a slide.

12. Why is Teela crying under a waterfall in Chapter 14?
(a) She is mad at Louis.
(b) She is overwhelmed with Ringworld.
(c) She hates Nessus.
(d) She wants to go home.

13. Who has Nessus discovered the woman is?
(a) An explorer from a distant planet.
(b) A native who was stuck in the prison.
(c) A former queen of Ringworld.
(d) A crewmember from one of the Engineer ships.

14. What is Kdapt?
(a) A kzin religion.
(b) The former King of Ringworld.
(c) A legendary man from the sky.
(d) The idea of spiritual enlightenment.

15. Who is the great leader who was overthrown before the city fell?
(a) Zorop.
(b) Zrillir.
(c) Zelda.
(d) Zane.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Speaker's state at the start of Chapter 20?

2. What is there a wire statue of in the castle?

3. Why is the crew heading back toward the castle in Chapter 22?

4. What does Louis do when Nessus does not want to go rescue Teela?

5. What warning does Louis get through his translator as he speaks with the priest?

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