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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does K'tha Jon tell Moki to shut up?
(a) So he doesn't get out of control.
(b) So he doesn't alienate the humans.
(c) So he doesn't let on about their plan.
(d) All of these.

2. How does the Acceptor pick up on information?
(a) All of these.
(b) It is psychic.
(c) It has sensitive hearing.
(d) It mans a technology station.

3. Who does Jon want to be in charge?
(a) Akki.
(b) Gillian.
(c) Tom.
(d) Jim.

4. What does Gillian call the Tandu?
(a) Intelligent.
(b) Ignorant.
(c) Pious.
(d) Brutal.

5. Why does the captain give speeches to his crew so often?
(a) To spread information.
(b) To build morale.
(c) To feel important.
(d) To calm them.

6. How does Hannes describe the neo-dolphins?
(a) Absent.
(b) Finnicky.
(c) Eager to please.
(d) Colloquial.

7. What does Gillian have dreams about after Tom leaves?
(a) Tom in an accident.
(b) All of these.
(c) Herbie smiling at her.
(d) Aliens in a battle.

8. What does Kiqui call Tom's escape plan?
(a) Ingenious.
(b) Mad.
(c) Generous.
(d) Ridiculous.

9. What kind of shelter does Tom have on the volcanic island?
(a) His demolished ship.
(b) A hollow tree.
(c) A cave.
(d) An old building.

10. What kind of leak is traced to the Streaker?
(a) A fui leak.
(b) A tsu leak.
(c) A gni leak.
(d) A psi leak.

11. Why is Gillian put out when Charles wants to talk about the lost Kithrup data?
(a) She knows it was his fault.
(b) She didn't need the data.
(c) She is late for an appointment.
(d) She has spent many hours in surgery.

12. What is the hardest thing Hannes ever did?
(a) Load the cargo hull.
(b) Transcript data.
(c) Clean the wreckage.
(d) Spy on Gillian.

13. What breaks the translator?
(a) Water damage.
(b) Sun exposure.
(c) Jim's blunder.
(d) The Kiqui language.

14. What is Kiqui's biggest doubt about neo-dolphins?
(a) They are an improvement.
(b) They are necessary.
(c) They are natural.
(d) They are sustainable.

15. What is more important to Charles than anything else?
(a) His brain.
(b) His reputation.
(c) His life.
(d) His work.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of creature is Boult?

2. What do the Soro plan to destroy when they get to Kithrup?

3. What about the Golden Age does Tom call crippling?

4. What kind of island does Tom dive for when the storm gets stronger?

5. What kind of plane does Tom fly in front of a storm?

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