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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. Why have others often urged Paul to take on an apprentice?
(a) So he can pass on his knowledge.
(b) To provide more jobs in the community.
(c) So they can steal his techniques.
(d) To help him in his workshop.

2. What does Della say the Authority intends to do with the Tinkers?
(a) Eliminate them entirely.
(b) Arrest them.
(c) Break up their organization.
(d) Kill off their leaders.

3. What is Wili's assessment of his intellectual progress?
(a) He has no opinion about it.
(b) He is despondent over it.
(c) He is frustrated with it.
(d) He is overconfident in it.

4. What cover does Paul plan to use to conceal his reasons for taking Wili for treatment?
(a) An alternate identity as a merchant.
(b) A chess tournament.
(c) A meeting with an old friend.
(d) A conference about technology.

5. What organization was Jeremy's grandfather a part of?
(a) The Covert Reaction Brigade.
(b) The Advance Guard.
(c) The Mechanized Recon Group.
(d) The Red Arrow Battalion.

Short Answer Questions

1. Jill, the being that Wili initially took for a ghost, is really what?

2. How does Wili say he learned about Mike's cooperation with the Authority?

3. What do Paul and the others leave behind for their pursuers?

4. What position does Miguel Rosas hold?

5. Who does Paul think will be able to help Wili?

Short Essay Questions

1. How and why did the Red Arrow Battalion settle in America?

2. How did Wili's parent's react when they discovered his illness?

3. What discovery causes the Authority to become more suspicious about the Tinkers?

4. What happens to Jeremy as he, Wili, and Mike attempt to escape from the bioscience lab?

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

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

7. What traits do Wili and Paul share?

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

9. Who was Sylvester, and what did he do for Wili?

10. What is the Santa Yrez Police Company, and why are they present at the Old California Shopping Center?

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