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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who/what does Toby see in the beginning of "Phantoms?"

2. What comes out of Quath after she is injured in "Hard Sparks?"

3. What does Quath do when she sees a second bird in the Lane?

4. What does Toby realize as he looks at the maize crops on the Lane?

5. How does Toby evade the mech sniffer in "Salvage?"

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Toby doing at the end of "Rational Laughter?"

2. Why do Toby and the Shibo Personality argue in "The Rock of Chaos?"

3. What do Toby and Quath do at the end of "The Esty Wind?"

4. How does Shibo try to stop Toby from removing her chip from his head?

5. Describe Toby's interaction with the bird in "Eating the Storm."

6. After Toby and Quath fall from the esty, why does Quath say the esty Lane is so unstable?

7. Why is Toby surprised to sense the Mantis in "Hard Spark?"

8. What does Killeen's image tell Toby?

9. Why does Quath think the birds in the Redoubt are a threat?

10. In "Unsettled Movement," what do Toby and Quath discuss?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the settings of Argo and the Lanes. Be sure to include both time and place in your response.

Essay Topic 2

Which parts of the book did you most enjoy? Why? Did you like the book? Would you recommend it to a friend? Why or why not? Use information from the book to support your responses.

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the characters of Toby and Quath. Be sure to include physical, psychological, and social aspects.

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