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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 Foyle use to fire the combustion chamber of the jet?
(a) A piece of pure sodium metal.
(b) A red-hot filament.
(c) A piece of flint.
(d) Matches.

2. What does Baker use on Foyle to remove his tattoos?
(a) A laser.
(b) Hydrochloric acid.
(c) A small steel hammer and a platinum needle.
(d) A steel scalpel and a platinum needle.

3. What is the phrase repeated many times by the woman's chorus of the Sargasso Asteroid?
(a) Quaint suff!
(b) Quant suff!
(c) Smart suff!
(d) Rare suff!

4. Where is Baker's zoo?
(a) Teaneck.
(b) Atlantic City.
(c) Trenton.
(d) Jersey City.

5. What is a memo-bead?
(a) A device which records memos and is inserted in the user's ear.
(b) A memory-jogging device swallowed by the user.
(c) A necklace made from synthetic pearls.
(d) A device worn around the neck for dictation.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why are Foyle and Jiz forced to escape Baker's Zoo?

2. How does Foyle contact the spaceship that approaches the Nomad in Chapter 1?

3. How many habitable worlds are cited in the Prologue?

4. How many days does Jiz wait before removing Foyle's bandages?

5. How long did Foyle live on board the wrecked Nomad?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are some of the negative aspects and results of jaunting?

2. What kind of advice does Jisbella McQueen give Foyle when they discuss on the Whisper Line?

3. What is significant and dangerous about Dagenham, especially in regard to his proximity to other people?

4. Describe the steps Foyle takes in activating the Nomad's engines.

5. What is Foyle's response after Jiz removes his bandages on board the Saturn Weekender in Chapter 7, and what does Jiz tell him?

6. Describe the Gouffre Martel prison.

7. What is the truth about Foyle and Jiz's escape from the Gouffre Martel?

8. What is the relationship between Jiz and Sam Quatt?

9. Describe Foyle's existence as he is trapped on board the Nomad.

10. What does Foyle learn about blue jauntes?

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