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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 27-51.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Silver learn about by studying Kin's books?
(a) The history of humanity.
(b) The history of the Spindle Kings and the Wheelers.
(c) Kin's work with the Company.
(d) Kin's life-story.

2. How old is Kin Arad?
(a) A hundred years old.
(b) Thousands of years old.
(c) Five hundred years old.
(d) Twenty years old.

3. What is Kin Arad's job?
(a) To pilot space probes.
(b) To oversee the creation of new planets.
(c) To edit histoy books.
(d) To manage the Disc.

4. Which of the following is true of the duration of the journey to the flat planet?
(a) It takes less time than anyone could have expected.
(b) The ship travels there instantaneously.
(c) Kin and the others must stop several times to have the ship fixed.
(d) It takes a long time.

5. Why does Jago have a heart attack?
(a) Kin yells at him.
(b) The raven attacks him.
(c) He can't handle the ships acceleration.
(d) Silver frightens him.

Short Answer Questions

1. The ship is stocked with a huge number and variety of what?

2. Kin wrote a popular book on what subject?

3. Which character claims to have visited a planet with technology so advanced it could have only been created by the Spindle Kings?

4. Why does Jago try to force Marco and Silver from the ship?

5. Kin Arad works for which of the following groups?

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