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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 20 through 25.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter Four, Sherkaner notes a number of pregnant females and males carrying "_____ on their backs."
(a) Tumors.
(b) Welts.
(c) Packs.
(d) Bumps.

2. Who does not allow himself into deep sleep and will therefore age more than any other crew members, as described in Chapter Fifteen?
(a) Thomas Nau.
(b) Jimmy Diem.
(c) Pham Trilini.
(d) Hrunkner Unnerby.

3. Who has medical casts on all his left legs when he and Sherkaner meet for the first time?
(a) Thomas Nau.
(b) Captain Park.
(c) Hrunkner Unnerby.
(d) Gonle Fong.

4. In Chapter Twenty-Two, Pham believes he will build an empire so large that even the destruction of what will be something to be managed rather than the end of the empire?
(a) A solar system.
(b) A planet.
(c) A nation.
(d) A star.

5. How did most of the crew of the Qeng Ho expedition spend the voyage?
(a) In cold sleep.
(b) Hungry.
(c) Bored.
(d) Preparing weapons.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the Qeng Ho leader in Chapter One?

2. The time in Chapter Four is shortly before the beginning of the what?

3. Who climbs a shelf and swings forward, "splatting" herself against the glass separating the control room with the area set up for the debate in Chapter Twenty-Four?

4. What refers to the use of sustained nuclear fission to generate heat and do useful work?

5. Who notes that he's probably the only person who knows what happened to Jimmy Diem's crew, other than the murderers, and pledges to avenge that group in Chapter Twenty-Five?

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