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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. Why does Jago try to force Marco and Silver from the ship?
(a) They want to share information about the flat planet.
(b) They refuse to pay for the journey.
(c) They are not human.
(d) They have brought recording equipment.

2. Why does Silver go by a nickname?
(a) Her name can't be pronounced by humans.
(b) She has forgotten her real name.
(c) She only shares her real name with trusted friends.
(d) Her name is six syllables long.

3. How does the raven escape from its cage?
(a) It picks the lock.
(b) The cage was left open.
(c) It burns its way out.
(d) Kin releases it.

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

5. The Great Spindle Kings were believed to have what capability?
(a) Telepathy.
(b) Telekinesis.
(c) Immortality.
(d) Clairvoyance.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Kin waiting for in the lounge in orbit around Kung?

3. Without day credits, employees of the Company would suffer what effects?

4. What race is Silver?

5. What will happen to Silver if she goes without the crucial thing she needs from the dumbwaiter?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to Joel, what are the consequences of the forgery of day bills? What does Joel do as a result?

2. How did the strata machine chance human history?

3. What does the Kung bartender's action say about Kin's fame?

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

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

6. What is learned about Jago during Silver and Marco's first encounter with him face-to-face?

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

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

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

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

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