2. What did the captain hide Thorby in to get him aboard ship?
(a) A loose tire.
(b) A space shuttle.
(c) A crate of verga leaves.
(d) A suitcase.

3. How did Thorby open the door?
(a) By calling out loudly until someone heard him.
(b) By using the door handle.
(c) By running his hands over the wall panels.
(d) By placing his thumb in a thumbscan.

4. Where was Thorby born?
(a) Venus.
(b) Jupitor.
(c) Earth.
(d) Mars.

5. Who was Captain Krausa going to adopt?
(a) Thorby.
(b) Auntie Singham.
(c) Margaret Mader.
(d) Ziggie.

6. What trade is Ziggie teaching Thorby?
(a) To be a pickpocket.
(b) To be a blacksmith.
(c) To accost women.
(d) To be a juggler.

7. Who is Captain Krausa?
(a) The skipper of the Sisu.
(b) The harbormaster.
(c) The grocer on the corner.
(d) The sargeant for the Sargon.

8. What is lot ninety-seven?
(a) A boat.
(b) A goat.
(c) A girl.
(d) A boy.

9. What ship is Dr. Mader going to go to?
(a) El Nino.
(b) El Cico.
(c) El Nido.
(d) Sisu.

10. What was the first thing the boy tried to do?
(a) Run away.
(b) Bite the beggar.
(c) Hit the beggar.
(d) Beg the Syndonian.

11. Who is Baslim the Cripple?
(a) A merchant.
(b) A nobleman.
(c) A beggar.
(d) A king.

12. Thorby was born what?
(a) A farm hand.
(b) A house servant.
(c) Free.
(d) A slave.

13. Who witnessed the adoption?
(a) The judge.
(b) The population of Finland.
(c) The new family only.
(d) The entire ship's company.

14. What did Thorby and Baslim do at the Plaza of Liberty?
(a) Pick up trash.
(b) Dance.
(c) Beg.
(d) Sing.

15. Baslim began teaching Thorby to do what?
(a) Play music.
(b) Steal.
(c) Read.
(d) Dance.