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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Wili's sickness causes him to constantly experience what?
(a) Weakness.
(b) Hunger.
(c) Sleepiness.
(d) Drowsiness.

2. What does Paul shoot Wili Wachendon with?
(a) A stun gun.
(b) A sleeper dart.
(c) A non-lethal round.
(d) A tracking device.

3. Where does Avery believe the blast that shattered the bobble originated?
(a) From somewhere in Asia.
(b) From within the bobble.
(c) From the Peace Authority.
(d) From California.

4. What date was printed on the tombstone Angus saw at the crash site?
(a) A date far in the future.
(b) The date of the crash.
(c) A nonsensical date.
(d) A date far in the past.

5. How long does Wili initially intend to stay with Paul?
(a) Two months.
(b) A month.
(c) One week.
(d) One day.

6. What unusual structure does Angus report having seen during the crash?
(a) An enormous sphere.
(b) An impossibly tall spire.
(c) A strangely alien monument.
(d) An artificial mountain.

7. Why does Paul pass out while trying to help Allison escape capture?
(a) He overexerts himself.
(b) He is struck by a stun gun.
(c) He hits his head on a rock.
(d) He has a seizure.

8. What position does Miguel Rosas hold?
(a) Mayor.
(b) Captain.
(c) Lieutenant.
(d) Under-sheriff.

9. What arcade game does Wiki Wachendon win repeatedly at the Old California Shopping Center?
(a) Lancer.
(b) Space Destruction.
(c) Celest.
(d) Quest.

10. What does Irma force Wili to do as he settles into Paul's household?
(a) Give up theft.
(b) Learn to read.
(c) Bathe.
(d) Confess his sins.

11. What does Wili lack that most of the other chess players have?
(a) A registration code.
(b) Mental implants.
(c) Formal training.
(d) A computerized aid.

12. What did the group that Jeremy's grandfather was a part of come to deal with?
(a) The destabilization of the United States.
(b) The first bobbles.
(c) A secret weapon development plant.
(d) An enemy spy.

13. Hamilton Avery explains that what area was destroyed by the detonation of a bobble?
(a) The Californian shelf.
(b) The Oregon range.
(c) Metropolitan Los Angeles.
(d) Greater Tucson.

14. What usual crop is often grown near bobbles?
(a) Soy beans.
(b) Tangerines.
(c) Bananas.
(d) Poppy seeds.

15. What does Della threaten Mike with, should he fail to cooperate with her?
(a) She will tell everyone that he's been spying for the Authority for years.
(b) She will have his family executed.
(c) She will arrest both he and Wili.
(d) She will have his hometown bobbled.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Della Lu's specialization?

2. What is the outcome of the match between Wili and Della Lu?

3. What devices do Paul and the others use to help protect them from their pursuers?

4. What aspect of bobbles contributes to the artificial ecosystem around them?

5. Della explains that the Authority believes the Tinkers have achieved what advanced technology?

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