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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. What does the hunter, Nob'cobi, call Michaelson at the end of chapter twenty-two after Michaelson kills the crak'an that is holding Nob'cobi?
(a) Brother.
(b) Family.
(c) Sissy Boy.
(d) Friend.

2. What does Khalid say when he first catches up with Linda, Blakely and Jason in chapter twenty-five?
(a) You will all die.
(b) How appropriate that a thunderclap should precede my storm.
(c) Allah has smiled on me this day.
(d) My fair lovely Linda, you will die a traitor's death.

3. What does Sandy say about the reinforcements that came down the elevator when the radio equipment went out?
(a) She is babbling incoherently.
(b) The elevators drew the animals in and no one else has tried.
(c) The reinforcements fought for a short time and made it to the other side of the cave.
(d) She isn't sure there were any.

4. What does Harry say is wrong with his gas powered sled in the end of chapter twenty-nine that he is not sure he can fix?
(a) The brakes don't work.
(b) Bent front axel.
(c) Water in the gasoline.
(d) Two wheels are broken.

5. What does Harry tell Michaelson about using nontraditional weapons to kill the crak'an?
(a) It lessens their chance of gaining honor from the kill.
(b) He has a better weapon.
(c) It damages the ecosystem.
(d) It scares the mimi'swee.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Ben makes his second heri'huti contact with Nob'cobi what background does Ben choose?

2. In chapter twenty-seven, what does Harry compare the taste of the 'rotgut booze' he used to get information from the locals to?

3. What does Mo'amba tell Ben that a heri'huti is?

4. Why does Harry tell Ashley that he and Michaelson are safe in chapter twenty-six when he explains that Ashley and Ben are still to die?

5. What does Mo'amba tell Ben that he must do in order to succeed in chapter thirty?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the interaction between Ben and Ashley as he is leaving.

2. Describe the exchange between Khalid and Blakely in chapter twenty-three when Blakely begins telling them about the main base being attacked.

3. Describe the last communication that Mo'amba has with Ben in chapter thirty-four?

4. How does Mo'amba explain that the newcomers are to blame for the death of the fungi?

5. In chapter twenty-six, what do Mo'amba and Ben discuss when they connect in Ben's dream?

6. Describe what Khalid tells Linda in chapter thirty-two when he stops to reset the time on Jason's counter.

7. What happens in chapter thirty-seven when Khalid and Linda walk near Blakely's office.

8. Describe the scene in chapter twenty-seven when a child is brought forth in the council meeting?

9. What happens when Ben reaches the secret passage to go back to the mimi'swee village in chapter thirty-five?

10. In chapter thirty what does Mo'amba tell Ben about his mission?

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