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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 was the home planet of Pham Nuwen?
(a) Sagarphen.
(b) Canberra.
(c) Marmotia.
(d) Frandicine.

2. What redheaded female is a member of the Emergents and is among those who have been focused?
(a) Pham Trilini.
(b) Sura Vinh.
(c) Director Ann Reynolt.
(d) Victory Smith.

3. In Chapter Seven, what elderly Qeng Ho is on the captain's bridge?
(a) Benny Wen.
(b) Director Ann Reynolt.
(c) Ezr Vinh.
(d) Pham Trilini.

4. What faction of the Spiders is Sherkaner working for in Chapter Six?
(a) The Crown.
(b) The Tiefstadt.
(c) The Royals.
(d) The Frenzole.

5. Where is Sherkaner headed in Chapter Four?
(a) Space Command.
(b) Waters Command.
(c) Air Command.
(d) Lands Command.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who has medical casts on all his left legs when he and Sherkaner meet for the first time?

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

4. In Chapter Sixteen, Ritsel says that he believes the mission can be accomplished sooner if they do what?

5. What is the name of the sun that turns itself off periodically and produces extreme temperatures on the planet Arachna?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Who are the Qeng Ho people, and what principle goal do they have as described in Chapter One?

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

5. Who explains the use of "mindrot" to Ezr in Chapter Ten? How is it related to "focus"?

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

7. What does Ezr discover about his injury during the attack in Chapter Ten?

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

9. What does the term "focused" mean in the context of the book?

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

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