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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 123-152.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who greets the explorers when they land?
(a) The king of the region.
(b) A merchant.
(c) The captain's father.
(d) An undertaker.

2. How does Kin propose to find new Shand proteins for Silver?
(a) By going directly to Shand when they leave the flat planet.
(b) By using a technological device from the flat planet.
(c) By searching for help at the hub.
(d) By returning to the ship.

3. What are the real motives of the man whom the characters meet in the desert?
(a) He wants to rob Kin and the others.
(b) He wants revenge for Jago's theft.
(c) He wants to prevent Kin and the others from reaching the hub.
(d) He wants to turn Kin into the authorities for a bounty.

4. What is Kin waiting for in the lounge in orbit around Kung?
(a) A shuttle to the planet's surface.
(b) Jago Jalo's next instructions.
(c) Exchange of her day bills into Kung currency.
(d) An old friend.

5. After taking the shuttle, how does Kin get to the ship arranged for her by Jago?
(a) By train.
(b) On foot.
(c) By hovercraft.
(d) By boat.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is strange about the stars at the destination?

2. What do the explorers hope to find at the center of the planet?

3. How is Kin able to communicate remotely with Silver?

4. What does Macro initially not like about Silver?

5. Of what is the magical table made?

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