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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 kind of creature is Nukapai?
(a) Asterlith.
(b) Human.
(c) Dream Goddess.
(d) Neo Chimp.

2. What does Akki resent?
(a) Working with neo-dolphins.
(b) Getting poor medical treatment.
(c) Being stuck on the ship.
(d) Being left on the island.

3. According to Makanee, who is the only one who can stop the mutineers?
(a) Creideiki.
(b) Toshio.
(c) Tom.
(d) Gillian.

4. Why does Jim think the aliens will not be tricked?
(a) They are too necessary.
(b) They are too smart.
(c) They are too well armed.
(d) They are too innocent.

5. What kind of planet does this book take place on?
(a) A terra formation.
(b) A ferral environment.
(c) A water world.
(d) A gaseous world..

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the captain give speeches to his crew so often?

2. What helps the neo-dolphins with Hannes to concentrate?

3. What does Sa'oht do when the bomb goes off?

4. What is Gillian's last name?

5. Who is in charge after the Captain's death?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Charles discover about the sophonts while on Kithrup?

2. What does Hikahi tell the Captain about the wreck they surveyed?

3. What does the Krat order after the first psi bomb goes off?

4. Why does Creideiki doubt the worth of Uplift?

5. What does Metz know about the Bosun that most others do not?

6. Why does Krat kill a librarian?

7. How does Gillian learn about the truth onboard the ship?

8. What do the Xappish officers discuss in Chapter 20?

9. Why does Creideiki accept Tom's risky plan for escape?

10. When are excerpts of Gillian's journal used in the book?

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