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

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

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

4. What does the priest call the floating castle?
(a) Sanctuary.
(b) The Temple.
(c) Home.
(d) Heaven.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What would domination of others do to the kzin people?

3. What has Louis named the police station?

4. What happens when Louis calls Nessus to report Speaker's incident?

5. What does Nessus do to the woman when he flies into the force field?

Short Essay Questions

1. What agreement do Louis and Speaker come to in Chapter 24 about their knowledge of the puppeteers' manipulation?

2. How does Louis respond to Teela's love for Seeker?

3. How is Speaker injured in Chapter 14?

4. What does the crew learn about the Engineer woman in Chapter 21?

5. What does the crew do after Speaker is hit and until darkness falls in Chapter 15?

6. How does Louis respond when thousands of natives come to the flying castle in Chapter 16 and what does he learn?

7. What happens to the crew when they discover the eye in the sky in Chapter 17?

8. What state are Louis and Speaker in when they are finally released from the force field?

9. What do Teela and Speaker realize about the puppeteers interference with their species and breeding in Chapter 13?

10. What information does the map room show the crew?

(see the answer keys)

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