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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. To whom does the Taliesin West look for leadership when their old cybrid dies?
(a) DeSoya.
(b) Nemes.
(c) Aenea.
(d) The Pope.

2. Who is M. Anna Pelli Cognani?
(a) Isosaki's heir.
(b) Isosaki's waife.
(c) DeSoya's sister.
(d) DeSoya's wife.

3. What did Raul drink from?
(a) A public well.
(b) A fountain.
(c) A sink.
(d) A river.

4. What does Raul realize is not endless in Chapter 12?
(a) The dropship.
(b) The planet he entered.
(c) The drop.
(d) His free fall.

5. What planet does the Shrike invade?
(a) Earth.
(b) Venus.
(c) Mars.
(d) Jupiter.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the Temple Hanging in the Air located?

2. What are Nemes and her assassin siblings working to defeat?

3. Who do Mustafa and Father Farrell torture for information?

4. Who orders the actions for the bodies to be moved into Stasis?

5. How many steps are needed for humans to take to move on to their next stage of evolution?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens as Raul enters the farcaster?

2. What is used to distract Raul's escape from Lock Childe Lamonde?

3. Why is Raul assigned a guard to watch over him when he falls ill?

4. Describe how Simmons gives unusual attention to the environment of the mountains at the Temple Hanging in the Air.

5. What does Aenea describe to Raul once they arrive in Hannibal, Missouri?

6. Describe Raul and Aenea's dream conversations in Chapter 8.

7. Who is Rachel Weintraub?

8. Describe the Core's loyalty to the Church.

9. Describe what Raul calculates in Chapter 16.

10. According to Raul, what does Father Clifton's doctrine prompt?

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