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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 the only thing that can save the crew from these burning lights?
(a) Flying higher into the atmosphere.
(b) A rock or cave.
(c) Their safety shields.
(d) Cloud cover.

2. Why does Teela defend the puppeteers actions towards the kzin?
(a) Because she she likes to argue.
(b) Because she feels bad for Nessus.
(c) Because she is anit-kzin.
(d) Because it has kept humans from becoming kzin slaves.

3. What had caused the collapse of the Ringworld society?
(a) Mold.
(b) Famine.
(c) Meteor storms.
(d) War.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Louis's cycle when the signal pulls them in?

2. What is there a wire statue of in the castle?

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

4. What else do Speaker and Louis see trapped in the force field?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What role does Prill now play in Louis life in Chapter 23?

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

5. What does the crew find inside the floating castle?

6. How does the crew escape the force field in Chapter 20?

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

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

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

10. What happens in Chapter 22 when the crew tried to collect some of the square wire?

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