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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 does Louis do when Nessus does not want to go rescue Teela?
(a) Cries.
(b) Tells him he does not have to come.
(c) Makes Nessus feel guilty until agrees to go.
(d) Threatens to kill him.

2. What does Louis find at the top of Fist-of-God?
(a) A worm hole.
(b) Lava.
(c) An air launch.
(d) A meteor hole.

3. What happens to Nessus when he gets stuck in a wire trap?
(a) The crew leaves him.
(b) He loses a hand.
(c) One of his heads is cut off.
(d) The natives attack him.

4. What has Teela gotten the stairs in the castle to do?
(a) Grow and shrink.
(b) Turn into a slide.
(c) Change color.
(d) Move.

5. Who has Nessus discovered the woman is?
(a) A crewmember from one of the Engineer ships.
(b) An explorer from a distant planet.
(c) A former queen of Ringworld.
(d) A native who was stuck in the prison.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Prill using the force field for?

2. What happens to Prill without the tasp?

3. What lies between the Liar and the rim of the ring?

4. What is the only thing that can save the crew from these burning lights?

5. Who is the great leader who was overthrown before the city fell?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the crew find inside the floating castle?

2. How does Louis respond when thousands of natives come to the flying castle in Chapter 16 and what does he learn?

3. What information does the map room show the crew?

4. How is Speaker injured in Chapter 14?

5. What is Louis's final plan to get the Liar and the crew off of the Ringworld?

6. What role does Prill now play in Louis life in Chapter 23?

7. What agreement do Louis and Speaker come to in Chapter 24 about their knowledge of the puppeteers' manipulation?

8. What happens to the crew when they discover the eye in the sky in Chapter 17?

9. What is found inside the force field in Chapter 19?

10. What plan does Louis present to Speaker in the starter of Chapter 14?

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