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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. Why are Foyle and Jiz forced to escape Baker's Zoo?
(a) Because of a gas explosion.
(b) Because of an uprising of Baker's post-operative patients.
(c) Because of a spaceship crash into the building.
(d) Because of a raid.

2. In Chapter 2, what is attributed to the doctrine of Holy Darwin?
(a) Arrival of the fittest.
(b) Procreation of the fittest.
(c) Discovery of the fittest.
(d) Survival of the fittest.

3. What is the current function of the abandoned railway roundhouse in Chapter 6?
(a) Baker's Hospital.
(b) Baker's Organic Greenhouse.
(c) Baker's Freak Factory.
(d) Baker's Psychiatric Clinic.

4. Where does Foyle take his "borrowed" spaceship in Chapter 7?
(a) Rhea.
(b) The Sargasso Asteroid.
(c) Titan.
(d) Phoebe.

5. What is Dagenham Couriers, Inc.?
(a) A hundred-million credit organization of bonded jaunters.
(b) A terran trucking company.
(c) An interplanetary shipping company.
(d) A government distribution company

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the accident at Tycho Sands do to Saul Dagenham?

2. What is Gully Foyle's occupation?

3. Who is the spokesperson to Foyle for the inhabitants of the Sargasso Asteroid?

4. What does Foyle use to fire the combustion chamber of the jet?

5. What is the name of the medieval ruin to which Foyle and Jiz jaunt?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the relationship between Presteign and Dagenham?

2. Describe Foyle's existence as he is trapped on board the Nomad.

3. Why is Gully Foyle considered the stereotypical common man?

4. What is the truth about Foyle and Jiz's escape from the Gouffre Martel?

5. How did the Scientific People come to be?

6. What is Foyle's response after Jiz removes his bandages on board the Saturn Weekender in Chapter 7, and what does Jiz tell him?

7. What is so significant about Jaunte's first jaunte?

8. What are some of the negative aspects and results of jaunting?

9. What motivates Foyle to save himself at the close of Chapter 1?

10. What relationship does Robin have with Foyle early on?

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