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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the trademark of the Ceres clan?
(a) A white sunburst.
(b) A crescent moon.
(c) An image of Saturn.
(d) A yellow sunrise.

2. Who works as cultivators at Bacteria, Inc.?
(a) People incapable of jaunting.
(b) Former intelligence employees.
(c) Prisoners from the Outer Planets.
(d) Tax evaders.

3. Who is Sigurd Magsman?
(a) Guardian of Mars St. Michele.
(b) Mars's sole full telepath.
(c) Governor of Mars.
(d) Commander of Martian defenses.

4. How long does Robin anticipate working for Fourmyle?
(a) Six months.
(b) Three weeks.
(c) Three months.
(d) Three years.

5. Who does Foyle tell Kempsey that he was sent by?
(a) Presteign.
(b) Dagenham.
(c) Sergei Orel.
(d) Y'ang-Yeovil.

6. How much does Fourmyle offer Robin to work for him?
(a) Five thousand a month.
(b) One thousand a month.
(c) Five hundred a week.
(d) Ten thousand a year.

7. What triggers the explosions of PyrE?
(a) Intellect and Force.
(b) Thought and Emotion.
(c) Will and Idea.
(d) Truth and Consequences.

8. What kind of costume does Foyle wear after he leaves the Borghese Palace in Rome?
(a) A Renaissance costume.
(b) White tie and tails.
(c) A clown suit.
(d) A 20th century business suit.

9. Where does the costume ball at the opening of Chapter 10 take place?
(a) Tokyo.
(b) London.
(c) Shanghai.
(d) Hong Kong.

10. When was the Ceres Mining Company organized?
(a) 2050.
(b) 2550.
(c) 2250.
(d) 2055.

11. Who are the Jack-jaunters?
(a) Volunteers who teach jaunting to people who can't afford lessons.
(b) Those who, even after training, are unable to jaunte.
(c) The most skilled of all jaunters.
(d) Hobos, tramps, and vagabonds who are looters.

12. What family heirloom does Foyle give Robin?
(a) A photo album.
(b) A locket.
(c) A ring.
(d) A necklace.

13. What does Fourmyle do with the old St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York?
(a) He sells it to Presteign.
(b) He uses it as a compound for people he has kidnapped.
(c) He uses it to house his circus.
(d) He uses it as a hangar for his vehicles.

14. Who does Robin betray to Y'ang-Yeovil?
(a) Dagenham.
(b) Presteign.
(c) Foyle.
(d) Olivia.

15. According to Kempsey, why wasn't the Vorga able to rescue Foyle from the Nomad?
(a) The Vorga was low on oxygen.
(b) The Vorga was carrying refugees.
(c) The Vorga determined there was no life onboard the Nomad.
(d) The Vorga crew had threatened mutiny.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much does the Four Mile Circus cost?

2. Who is Bohun?

3. Who is the first person Foyle sees on board the Vorga at the opening of Chapter 14?

4. Who is Geoffrey Fourmyle?

5. What happens to those who enter the Skoptsy Colony?

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