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

2. The characters see what feature at the edge of the flat planet?
(a) A machine city.
(b) An enormous hologram.
(c) A waterfall.
(d) A huge wall of water.

3. What vital thing does Silver need from the dumbwaiter?
(a) Shand proteins.
(b) Water.
(c) A recording device.
(d) Her books.

4. What is the relationship between the Wheelers and the Spindle Kings?
(a) The Wheelers wiped out the Spindle Kings.
(b) They signed a treaty, but the Wheelers mysteriously disappeared.
(c) The Spindle Kings gave advanced technology to the Wheelers.
(d) The Wheelers predated the Spindle Kings.

5. Marco's mother underwent treatments before his birth to alter him in what way?
(a) To heighten his intelligence.
(b) To extend his life expectancy.
(c) To make him immune to most disease.
(d) To make him a warrior.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Joel, Company employees who do not receive life-extending treatments would continue to possess what quality?

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

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

4. What is unusual about the ship that Jago has arranged for the expedition?

5. How many day bills does Kin Arad have?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are some of the technological resources that the group has at their disposal, and how will these things help them?

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

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

4. What is unusual about the raven's behavior as the group prepares to leave Kung?

5. For whom does Kin Arad work, and what does she do?

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

7. What are Shand proteins, and how are they important to Silver?

8. Describe the explorers first interactions with the inhabitants of the flat planet.

9. What does each character do during the journey to the flat planet?

10. Describe the steps Kin goes through to get to the ship after she arrives at Kung.

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