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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does Louis what Speaker to pretend to be to trick the natives?
(a) A god.
(b) Injured.
(c) An invader.
(d) A demon.

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

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

6. What does Louis find at the top of Fist-of-God?
(a) An air launch.
(b) A meteor hole.
(c) A worm hole.
(d) Lava.

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

8. What does Louis make Speaker promise before they set off into space?
(a) To go into stasis for the trip back.
(b) To be nice to Prill.
(c) Not to steal the Long Shot.
(d) Not to eat anyone.

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

10. What else do Speaker and Louis see trapped in the force field?
(a) Birds.
(b) Their space ship.
(c) Teela.
(d) Other vehicles.

11. While searching for Teela, what happens to Speaker and Louis' bikes?
(a) They are caught in some sort of tractor beam.
(b) They break down.
(c) The controls go haywire.
(d) They are attacked by glowing bugs.

12. How does Louis plan to move the Liar to where they can launch into space?
(a) By pushing it.
(b) By towing it with the cycles.
(c) By having the natives move it.
(d) By using the tasp.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of trait does Louis realize the puppeteers have tried to breed in the humans?

2. Why does Louis think the ship crashed on Ringworld if Teela is supernaturally lucky?

3. Teela get separated from the group and finds herself where before they lose communication with her?

4. Why does Louis pretend to sell Teela to Seeker?

5. What has Louis named the police station?

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