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

2. What do the crew members realize the eye really is?
(a) A moon.
(b) A storm.
(c) A meteor hole.
(d) A hologram.

3. What happens to Nessus when he gets stuck in a wire trap?
(a) The crew leaves him.
(b) The natives attack him.
(c) He loses a hand.
(d) One of his heads is cut off.

4. What has Louis named the police station?
(a) Improbable.
(b) Shield.
(c) Po-po.
(d) Chief.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a bandersnatch?

2. Although she is ancient, how has Prill survived all this time on Ringworld?

3. What is the burst of burning light that hits and wounds Speaker?

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

5. Why did the crew of Prill's ship kill the captain on their final return to Ringworld?

Short Essay Questions

1. Please describe Seeker.

2. How is Speaker injured in Chapter 14?

3. What is Louis's final plan to get the Liar and the crew off of the Ringworld?

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

5. What is found inside the force field in Chapter 19?

6. What plan does Louis start creating in Chapter 21 and why?

7. What theories to Louis and Nessus have about the original Engineers of Ringworld?

8. What happens to Teela in Chapter 18 after she is sucked into the storm?

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

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

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