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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part V (Pages 241 - 307).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who steps in to care for Gorse's orphaned children after his death?
(a) Maddy.
(b) Astur.
(c) Journeyman.
(d) Drenka.

2. What does Delia Limetree's son ask to do in Chapter 37?
(a) Join the Cordon.
(b) Go to the library.
(c) Set sail for Brunswick.
(d) Have more than his share of food.

3. What starts to fail Gorse as he argues with Todbaum in Chapter 58?
(a) His syntax.
(b) His courage.
(c) His integrity.
(d) His voice.

4. What is Astur really good at?
(a) Sailing.
(b) Carpentry.
(c) Making sausage.
(d) Knitting.

5. Who is the only other person who Todbaum says was ever in his vessel with him on his travels?
(a) His brother, Richard.
(b) A woman named Pittsburgh.
(c) His mother, Eleanor.
(d) A man named Harvey.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Todbaum tell Journeyman he thinks the Blue Streak is capable of learning?

2. What was the moon large enough to hold in Chapter 67?

3. In Chapter 29, what does Journeyman ask the woman in the library that she refuses to answer?

4. What does Journeyman find himself doing to reconcile the fact of people's aging?

5. What had wrecked on Quarry Island some time before the start of the novel?

(see the answer key)

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