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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Wili notes that most of those attending the tournament where what?
(a) Tinkers.
(b) Locals.
(c) Faction members.
(d) Bioscientists.

2. Della sees the people who were at the chess tournament as which of the following?
(a) Hostages.
(b) Geniuses.
(c) Victims.
(d) Martyrs.

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

4. Wili's sickness causes what to fall out easily?
(a) His hair.
(b) A toenail.
(c) A tooth.
(d) A fingernail.

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

6. Why does Wili initially intend to stay with Paul?
(a) He wants to regain his strength.
(b) He is curious about Paul's devices.
(c) He wants to learn his secrets.
(d) He genuinely wants to learn from him.

7. How has Mike been working with the Authority?
(a) By reporting on crime in his area.
(b) By helping to arrest targets for the Authority.
(c) By giving them the names of Tinkers.
(d) By giving them the location of the bioscience lab.

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

9. Where does Angus believe he and Allison have crashed?
(a) Another planet.
(b) Central America.
(c) Earth, in the past.
(d) Asia.

10. The pain from Wili's sickness is primarily concentrated where?
(a) In his chest.
(b) In his spine.
(c) In his stomach.
(d) In his head.

11. A scientist at the bioscience lab tells Wili that his illness can be cured by what?
(a) Radiation therapy.
(b) Yeast tablets.
(c) Regular injections of a common drug.
(d) Calcium supplements.

12. Where does the unusual activity occur that Allison observes in Livermore?
(a) At an abandoned military base.
(b) Aboard a tanker.
(c) Underground.
(d) In a warehouse.

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

14. What does Mike tell Wili to do in his last match?
(a) Lose.
(b) Take his time.
(c) Watch his opponent carefully.
(d) Win only by a small margin.

15. What aspect of bobbles contributes to the artificial ecosystem around them?
(a) The vibrations that they cause.
(b) The sunlight they reflect.
(c) They disturbances they create in the soil.
(d) They electromagnetic waves they emit.

Short Answer Questions

1. What usual crop is often grown near bobbles?

2. Which of the following is one of the symptoms of Wili's sickness?

3. What does Wili intend to do when he leaves Paul's house?

4. Hamilton Avery explains that what area was destroyed by the detonation of a bobble?

5. Wili's sickness causes him to constantly experience what?

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