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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. How is the ship piloted?
(a) Using telepathy.
(b) By autopilot.
(c) By aiming directly for a certain star.
(d) Using film left by Jago.

2. The Company's treatments can extend human life for at least how long?
(a) One hundred years.
(b) Five hundred years.
(c) Thousands of years.
(d) Fifty years.

3. What was the profession of Marco's real parents?
(a) Translators.
(b) Diplomats.
(c) Ambassadors.
(d) Missionaries.

4. Which of the following best characterizes the Kung?
(a) They love exploration.
(b) They are peace-loving.
(c) They are xenophobic.
(d) They are prone to violence.

5. What is strange about the stars at the destination?
(a) They are almost impossible to see.
(b) They are larger than usual.
(c) They appear familiar, but they are pointed the wrong direction.
(d) The constellations are out of place.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following best describes the first reactions of the flat planet's inhabitants to Kin and her companions?

2. What vital thing does Silver need from the dumbwaiter?

3. The Spindle Kings were believed to have what characteristic?

4. Which of the following is true of the duration of the journey to the flat planet?

5. After taking the shuttle, how does Kin get to the ship arranged for her by Jago?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Marco's background, and what does he believe about himself?

2. What do Kin and the others do with Jago after he dies? What do they plan to do with him in the future?

3. How does Jago die?

4. What does the Company provide for humanity as a whole and, specifically, for its employees?

5. What does a watcher do, and what is required of a watcher?

6. Describe Silver's appearance and personality. Why is she interested in the flat planet?

7. Who is Jago Jalo, and why does he seek out Kin Arad?

8. How do Kin and the others help the sailors who try to visit them?

9. What happens to the ship during its approach to the surface, and what is the result of this?

10. As they fly around the flat planet, what do Kin and the others observe and conclude about it?

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