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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "The Esty Wind," to what does Quath compare construction in the esty?
(a) To a rebirth.
(b) To sloughing of skin.
(c) To a blinking light.
(d) To volcanic eruption.

2. In "The Rock of Chaos," what does Quath tell Toby about the Lanes?
(a) That the Lanes shift along a curvature.
(b) That the Lanes shift without logic.
(c) That the Lanes evolve by interacting.
(d) That the Lanes are doorways to True Center.

3. From what family is the pyramid dwarf?
(a) Banshee.
(b) Brits.
(c) Bishop.
(d) Brago.

4. In "Animal Spirits," where do the mechs say must go?
(a) To the esty.
(b) To the Cosmic Circle.
(c) To the Argo.
(d) To the Wedge.

5. Who/what does Toby see in the beginning of "Phantoms?"
(a) The Argo.
(b) The Mantis.
(c) Killeen.
(d) A pyramid.

6. From where does Toby think the storm came?
(a) From another Lane.
(b) From the forest.
(c) From the Family Bishop.
(d) From the Mantis.

7. What does Shibo's Personality tell Toby after Toby has fled from Killeen?
(a) That Toby cannot handle her Personality any longer.
(b) That she wants to be with Killeen again.
(c) That Toby must still honor his Family obligations.
(d) That Toby should proceed with caution.

8. According to Quath, what is "the Redoubt?"
(a) A place where mechs live.
(b) An ancient text.
(c) An event in humans' history.
(d) A place for humans to retire.

9. In "The Rock of Chaos," what happens when the timestone ruptures?
(a) Quath falls into a crevice.
(b) A mech flies out.
(c) A stalk-thing pokes out.
(d) The Redoubt starts to disintegrate.

10. What does the dwarf on the pyramid ask Toby?
(a) "Are you hungry?"
(b) "Who are you?"
(c) "How'd you get here?"
(d) "Where've you been?"

11. In "Time's Grip," what does Toby notice about the first bird he sees in the Lane?
(a) It is "flying" on water.
(b) It is a predator hawk.
(c) It is actually a butterfly.
(d) It has four wings.

12. What happens to Toby and Quath after they stop falling from the esty?
(a) They stop in the middle of a desert.
(b) They are arrested.
(c) They are tossed in separate directions.
(d) They are swallowed up by a pinhole.

13. How was the man in "Casualties" injured?
(a) He was shot.
(b) He was beaten up.
(c) He fell down a well.
(d) Something exploded near him.

14. According to Quath in "Unsettled Movement," who/what is Man pointed toward?
(a) Danger.
(b) Woman.
(c) Destiny.
(d) Invasion.

15. What happens after a weight descends on Toby in "Eating the Storm?"
(a) It begins to snow.
(b) Rain slams down.
(c) An earthquake knocks him off his feet.
(d) A volcano erupts.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who emerges from the nearby trees while Quath and Toby are in the esty park?

2. What does Toby tell Quath as they flee from the dead mech-bird?

3. Who does the injured man think Toby is?

4. What makes Toby sick in "Hard Spark?"

5. Who tells Toby a rhyme after Toby and Quath flee from the dead mech-bird?

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