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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is a general-address transfer booth?
(a) A public teleportation machine.
(b) A public telephone.
(c) A fancy, futurisitic yellow pages.
(d) An inter-demensional time machine.

2. Why does the crew think that the Ringworld may have reverted to savagery?
(a) Because they see smoke.
(b) Because there are clearly warring tribes below them.
(c) Because they cannot see any aliens.
(d) Because there is a desert on the planet.

3. What landmark does the crew leave the broken ship near as they plan to leave it?
(a) A dead tree.
(b) A large group of rocks.
(c) A giant mountain.
(d) A waterfall.

4. Why does Louis jump from city-to-city and time zone-to-time zone in Chapter 1?
(a) Because he wants to visit all continents in one day.
(b) He is visiting his top ten favorite cities.
(c) There is no reason, he just wants to have fun.
(d) To stretch out this birthday day.

5. What is the setting as the crew is finished packing for their journey to get help?
(a) The sun is shining and it is terribly hot.
(b) It is raining.
(c) The sun is just starting to rise.
(d) Night is falling.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Nessus say has kept him from finding a fourth crewmember?

2. Who is the first crewmember to leave the ship on the Ringworld?

3. How does Teela first respond to Nessus's offer to join the mission?

4. How long will their flycycle trip to the port take the crew?

5. What does Nessus think about Teela in Chapter 11?

Short Essay Questions

1. Please describe the ship the crew will be taking to Ringworld.

2. What is the result of Nessus's search in Chapter 3?

3. What information does Nessus bring back to the group when he returns in Chapter 7?

4. What does the crew learn about the Ringworld from the natives in Chapter 12?

5. Please describe the interaction between Nessus and Speaker at the start of Chapter 9.

6. How do the crew members respond to their mission in Chapter 6?

7. How does Nessus handle Speaker's outburst in Chapter 4?

8. What is the trip to the puppeteer planet like for Louis?

9. What realization about Teela does Louis come to in Chapter 4?

10. What does Louis think about Teela during Chapter 5?

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