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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 is the first assault from the Mongols?
(a) Footmen.
(b) Cavalry.
(c) All of these.
(d) Arrows.

2. What town has disappeared?
(a) Susa.
(b) Musa.
(c) Sosa.
(d) Mosa.

3. What are bell wethers?
(a) Snakes.
(b) Fish.
(c) Frogs.
(d) Birds.

4. What has caused the wailing to start?
(a) The stars are no longer of their generation.
(b) The soldiers have vanished.
(c) The residential part of the city is gone.
(d) The stars are out of position.

5. How long after Bisesa has been back at Babylon does she announce that she is going home?
(a) Six days.
(b) Eight days.
(c) Five days.
(d) Seven days.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bisesa ask the Firstborn?

2. What do Bisesa and Abdikadir give Ruddy for his gut infection?

3. Who is going to help Bisesa?

4. Who does Bisesa want to watch the eye?

5. What is the name of the town the Mongols encounter?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the Firstborn intend to do and why? What is the objective of the Discontinuity?

2. How does Bisesa believe that causality has broken down?

3. What does Kolya explain and what is the Mongol's reaction?

4. How does Kolya manage to stay alive and what is he going to do?

5. What does Kolya witness and how does it affect him?

6. Why does Alexander want to parlay?

7. What is the speculation about the origin of the refugees?

8. Why does Ruddy volunteer to help Bisesa at the makeshift hospital? How does Ruddy actually like the job?

9. What kinds of things does the Eye compel Seeker and Grasper to do?

10. What does Bisesa finally tell Ruddy what will happen to him later in life?

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