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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. Who tells Ezr that he's to become the new fleet manager for the Qeng Ho in Chapter Nine?
(a) Director Ann Reynolt.
(b) Trixia Bronsol.
(c) Thomas Nau.
(d) Jimmy Diem.

2. In Chapter Nine, Thomas Nau points out the progress being made on an operation to mine what?
(a) Oil.
(b) Emeralds.
(c) Diamonds.
(d) Sapphires.

3. In Chapter Ten, Ezr makes a show of demanding obedience to the Emergents' demands for Qeng Ho crewmembers to work doing what in preparation of the mining effort?
(a) Crushing ore.
(b) Building machinery.
(c) Stabilizing a rock pile.
(d) Digging a tunnel.

4. What population in the book are traders and tend to search for ways of establishing trading agreements wherever they are?
(a) The Jong Da.
(b) The Liberators.
(c) The Qeng Ho.
(d) The Emergents.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter Seven, there's a plan in place for a small force to wake during the Dark and to attack the Tiefstadt's what?

2. What is Qiwi Lisolet's mother's name?

3. How old was Pham Nuwen when a group of traders arrived on his home planet?

4. Emergent managers induce obsession with a single idea or specialty, which they call what in the novel?

5. What two youngsters pop up out of the fur on Sherkaner's back when Unnerby visits in Chapter Eighteen?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who are Sherkaner's children in Chapter Fifteen?

2. Who is Thomas Nau and how did he come to his position in the mission?

3. What organic technology is being used by the Spiders in Chapter One?

4. How are Spiders described in "A Deepness in the Sky"? Where do they live?

5. What creature do Sherk and Tarant encounter during the attack of the supply station in Chapter Seven?

6. What is cycling in relation to Spider reproduction?

7. What family does Sherkaner learn about from his former teacher in Chapter Four?

8. What promotion does Ezr receive in Chapter Nine? Why?

9. How is Spider civilization described by the author in the first chapters of the book?

10. What are Sherkaner's plans for the Spiders as technology develops in Chapter Fifteen?

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