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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What surprises Toby at the beginning of "Motes Such as You?"
(a) A fire.
(b) A riot.
(c) An explosion.
(d) A mech.

2. What does Toby do when he sees kids his own age on the esty streets?
(a) He asks them where to find the judge.
(b) He asks them for advice.
(c) He plays a game with them.
(d) He ignores them.

3. About how old is the Chandelier, according to crew estimates in "Pale Immensities?"
(a) Twenty thousand years.
(b) Ten thousand years.
(c) A thousand years.
(d) A hundred thousand years.

4. What seems illogical to Toby as he walks the esty streets?
(a) Why it is legal for vendors to sell aliens.
(b) Why people would give coins to a beggar.
(c) Why the city looked different than it had before.
(d) Why he was put on punishment.

5. Who/what are the Cyaneans?
(a) A species of Aspects.
(b) Things made by the mechs.
(c) Another name for mechs.
(d) Long-lost relatives of the Family Bishop.

6. From where/what does Toby tell Quath the judge wants information?
(a) The Arcology Era.
(b) The Cosmic Circle.
(c) The Accommodation.
(d) The Far Black.

7. What does Cermo's microwave analysis of the esty clouds indicate?
(a) The clouds are filled with tiny sensors.
(b) A storm is approaching.
(c) Another ship is approaching.
(d) The "sky" is solid.

8. What does Toby like to do when he gets "really out of sorts?"
(a) Pick a fight.
(b) Consult his Aspects.
(c) Work in the Agro dome.
(d) Go for a run.

9. At the beginning of "The Far Black," what does Toby know about the dwarf?
(a) He can't be trusted.
(b) He is a guardian angel.
(c) He is the ruler of this place.
(d) He has met Killeen before.

10. What is Toby doing at the start of "Aperture Moment?"
(a) Defending Killeen.
(b) Eating.
(c) Fixing the Agro dome.
(d) Jogging.

11. Where does Andro tell Toby they are at the end of "The Far Black?"
(a) In a reception cell.
(b) In the city.
(c) Inside Andro's home.
(d) In a prison cell.

12. In Part 1, Chapter 1, what does the ship follow?
(a) A mech.
(b) A faint light.
(c) Another ship.
(d) A sail-snake.

13. What do Killeen and Quath argue about after they are through the Cyaneans?
(a) Whether the Magnetic Mind is being manipulated by the mechs.
(b) Whether Abraham is alive.
(c) Whether Argo should go True Center.
(d) Whether the mechs still pose a threat.

14. What is another name for the Eye of the Eater?
(a) The Great Disk.
(b) The Chasm.
(c) The Highway.
(d) The Vacuum.

15. What is the name of Quath's race?
(a) Myriapodia.
(b) Mechopodia.
(c) Gigantopodia.
(d) Multipodia.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Toby's punishment for publicly disagreeing with Killeen in "Trans-History?"

2. What does the Aspect Zeno say about the time pit?

3. What does Toby want to approach in the prologue?

4. In "The Shredded Star," what does Killeen ask Quath to do?

5. After Argo passes through the Cyaneans, where do the mechs think it is headed?

(see the answer keys)

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