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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. In the story Charlie tells, the condemned man is given a year to make what happen?
(a) A dog sing.
(b) A horse sing.
(c) A frog sing.
(d) A sheep sing.

2. Where do the midshipmen crash their lifeboats?
(a) Into a building.
(b) Into a lake.
(c) In a farming area.
(d) In the mountains.

3. While Bury is going from the MacArthur to the Lenin, he sees that the Moties have taken over what?
(a) A space taxi.
(b) An air lock.
(c) A shuttle.
(d) A space suit.

4. What describes the Moties language?
(a) Fast and incomprehensible.
(b) Fast and high-pitched.
(c) Fast and discordant.
(d) Fast and rhythmic.

5. The Moties, in Chapter 34, are revealed to be close to war, which will likely lead to what?
(a) The destruction of a generation.
(b) A complete collapse of their society.
(c) An extinction of their civilization.
(d) A great loss of life.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who suggests that the Moties are so well adapted to free-fall that something allowed these adaptations to occur?

2. How do the midshipmen get from the museum to the nearest city?

3. How many men are sent to the MacArthur to set the self-destruct sequence in motion?

4. Who goes to Rob's cabin to interrupt his doldrums?

5. Rod is concerned that he might lose what based on how he votes on the Motie counteroffer?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is the truth about the Moties frightening for other races in the cosmos?

2. After the funeral service for the fallen men, how does Kevin help Rod?

3. What is the key point the discussion of the war council revolves around?

4. What about the asteroids around Mote Prime shock and amaze the scientists?

5. How does curiosity affect the three men who crashed on Mote Prime?

6. Why are the museums set up on Mote Prime?

7. How are the Moties able to hide their conversations from the humans?

8. What makes Horace throw a fit while he is moving between the MacArthur and the Lenin?

9. How does the Chaplin highlight the complexity of humans?

10. How has Horace changed because of his contact with the Moties?

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