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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What draws the party to the floating castle?
(a) A road in the sky.
(b) A flag flying in the sky.
(c) A light in the distance.
(d) The sound of drums.

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

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

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

5. What is Louis's theory about what happened to the city's original builders?
(a) The atmosphere changed and they had to leave.
(b) They died from bacterial epidemic.
(c) They left for the next planet.
(d) They were overthrown by the poor.

6. What lies between the Liar and the rim of the ring?
(a) Swamps and bogs.
(b) A dense forest.
(c) A rocky wasteland.
(d) An ocean.

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

8. Why does Prill try to seduce Louis?
(a) Because she is crazy.
(b) To get to the tasp.
(c) Because she loves him.
(d) So that they will take her with them.

9. What does Nessus bring to his fellow crew members when he returns to them?
(a) The head of the woman.
(b) Meat.
(c) Maps.
(d) Wine.

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

11. What does Louis use the wire for in Chapter 24?
(a) To kill Nessus.
(b) To pull the liar to the top of the mountain.
(c) To catapult the Improbable into space.
(d) To fix the Liar.

12. What happens to Prill without the tasp?
(a) She goes through withdraw.
(b) Nothing.
(c) She gets very hungry.
(d) She is happy and free.

13. Who does the crew leave in the floating castle?
(a) Prill.
(b) Nessus.
(c) Speaker.
(d) Teela.

14. How far will Louis and Speaker fall if they fall out of the force field?
(a) 90 yards.
(b) 90 feet.
(c) 100 yards.
(d) 100 feet.

15. Why does Nessus flee the group in Chapter 13?
(a) To avoid retribution from Speaker.
(b) To get away from Teela.
(c) Because he wants to return to the ship.
(d) Because he does not agree with their route.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Louis plan to move the Liar to where they can launch into space?

2. What happens when Speaker attempts to cut the wire?

3. While searching for Teela, what happens to Speaker and Louis' bikes?

4. What had caused the collapse of the Ringworld society?

5. What does Louis make Speaker promise before they set off into space?

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