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

2. What is Paul's assessment of Wili's intellectual progress?
(a) It just measures up to his expectations.
(b) He is disappointed in it.
(c) He is impressed by it.
(d) He is baffled by it.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Interest in which of the following convince Wili to stay at Paul's house?

2. What does Della say the Authority intends to do with the Tinkers?

3. What does Mike think about Wili's illness?

4. What does Angus go in search of after the crash?

5. How many servants does Paul have?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is unusual about the guests Paul receives at his house?

2. How does Paul help Allison escape from the Authority?

3. What types of advanced technology does Paul introduce to Wili?

4. According to the bioscientists, what is the nature of and cure for Wili's disease?

5. What is Paul's opinion about the bobbles?

6. What does Red Arrow Industries produce?

7. What are Paul's reasons for accepting Wili as an apprentice?

8. How is the bioscience lab hidden?

9. Why does Paul not accompany Wili to the chess tournament?

10. What is the Authority's plan for the Tinkers?

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