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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 123-152.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Kin do that contributed to her being arrested by the locals?
(a) She was trespassing.
(b) She used technological devices that seemed like witchcraft.
(c) She refused to let Marco investigate the area.
(d) She didn't listen to Silver's warnings.

2. On what planet was Marco raised?
(a) Earth.
(b) Kung.
(c) The flat planet.
(d) Shard.

3. What special property does the magical table possess?
(a) It can increase or diminish in size.
(b) It can create almost anything a person wishes for.
(c) It weighs nothing.
(d) It can move on its own.

4. Which of the following is true of the duration of the journey to the flat planet?
(a) The ship travels there instantaneously.
(b) It takes less time than anyone could have expected.
(c) Kin and the others must stop several times to have the ship fixed.
(d) It takes a long time.

5. What does Silver learn about by studying Kin's books?
(a) Kin's work with the Company.
(b) The history of humanity.
(c) The history of the Spindle Kings and the Wheelers.
(d) Kin's life-story.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what type of a building are Marco and Silver imprisoned?

2. With regards to Silver's impending madness, what course of action does Kin initially suggest?

3. Of what is the magical table made?

4. Why does Kin become upset when the expedition gets underway?

5. For what does the man whom the characters meet in the desert want to trade?

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