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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the pet become?
(a) A baby.
(b) An ape.
(c) A child.
(d) A demon.

2. What would this creature have missed if it would have had to absorb Dr. Afriel?
(a) His conversation.
(b) His youth.
(c) His vigor.
(d) All of these.

3. What is Pongpianskul trying to do?
(a) Take everything off of computers and put it into books.
(b) Recreate Nora for Lindsay.
(c) Crossbreed a new kind of apple.
(d) Record all the information they are learning into the computer.

4. What has Alexandrina been feeding Lindsay?
(a) Mavrides apples.
(b) Neither of these.
(c) Tyler apples.
(d) Both of these.

5. What shrinks to the arena far below?
(a) The world's sins.
(b) Neither of these.
(c) Both of these.
(d) The world's sadness.

6. At whose home is Landau's celebration from the release of the dogs held?
(a) Arvin Kulagin.
(b) Alvin Kulagin.
(c) Arvin Kulagen.
(d) Armin Kulagin.

7. What does Lindsay leave behind?
(a) The rat.
(b) His integrity.
(c) All of these.
(d) His ideals.

8. What are Nikolai's last words?
(a) Freedom is Futile.
(b) Ignorance is Bliss.
(c) Futility is Freedom.
(d) There is bliss in ignorance.

9. What no longer startles Spider Rose?
(a) Neither of these.
(b) Both of these.
(c) The sound of footsteps.
(d) The sound of her own laughter.

10. What doesn't Landau fear any longer?
(a) Being alone.
(b) Death.
(c) Public ridicule.
(d) The cold.

11. Why are those people killed?
(a) They had completely joined the ecosystem.
(b) They had figured out how to remain immortal.
(c) They had figured out the Investors' stardrive.
(d) They had figured out how to manufacture gems.

12. What is inside the synthetic gem?
(a) Moss.
(b) Lichen.
(c) Gold flecks.
(d) Amber.

13. What does Lindsay say about Mars?
(a) Mars is too dry.
(b) Neither of these.
(c) He doesn't like Mars.
(d) Both of these.

14. What do the people eradicate from Lindsay's memory?
(a) All of these.
(b) His ability to twist words.
(c) His ability to reverse his aging.
(d) His Shaper training.

15. As what is Afriel supposed to address the doctor when he has been brought to her?
(a) SmartSwarm.
(b) Swarm.
(c) None of these.
(d) IntelliSwarm.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many years do the Investors think it will take humans to buy the secret of their starflight?

2. What is Arkadya that Valery is not?

3. What body part does Nikolai replace?

4. What is the thing that the Investors hit upon that she actually likes?

5. What has Dr. Afriel staked his career upon?

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