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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 color lights does Kira light on her space station to direct the humans and the Jellies?
(a) Emerald.
(b) Yellow.
(c) Magenta.
(d) Cobalt.

2. In "Orsted Station," how many steps can Kira walk between the walls of her cell?
(a) 4 steps.
(b) 3 steps.
(c) 3 1/2 steps.
(d) 2 1/2 steps.

3. In "Escape!" how many lines of electricity cross the door of the polyhedron's outer surface?
(a) Dozen.
(b) Half-dozen.
(c) 11.
(d) 5.

4. What did Carr like to collect?
(a) Dried plants.
(b) Carved beryl nuts.
(c) Chess sets.
(d) Photos of the universe.

5. Who wakes Kira at the end of "Integratum"?
(a) Hwa-jung.
(b) Falconi.
(c) Vishal.
(d) Nielsen.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Recognition," what does Kira create for fuel?

2. How many blue-rimmed eyes does Ctein have?

3. How do the Jelly fighting ships outnumber the Seventh Fleet?

4. In "Unity," what is the name of the UMCS spaceship that comes to Kira?

5. When Kira begins her attempt to repair Gregorovich, at what percent are his implants operating?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Kira think when the Wallfish nears the Battered Hierophant?

2. What happens when two ships pass each other at the end of the novel?

3. What does Kira decide she needs to accomplish with the Soft Blade, and what does she do to reach her goal?

4. What does Kira give Nielsen and how do they work?

5. Why does Itari come when Falconi, Nielsen, and Kira are hurrying toward a rendezvous with the Wallfish?

6. How does Kira kill Ctein?

7. Why is Kira worried about Ctein and the Nest of Transference?

8. What does Tschetter ask Kira and Falconi to do in "Arrival," and why?

9. How does Kira heal Trig?

10. In "Arrival," what does Kira notice when she wakes at the beginning of the chapter?

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