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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 51-76.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are the Spindle Kings credited with creating?
(a) All life in the universe.
(b) The Earth's sun.
(c) The strata machine.
(d) Earth and all other planets.

2. Kin and the others discover what about the history of the flat planet?
(a) It is radically different from Earth's.
(b) No one remembers its history before about a hundred years ago.
(c) There are many obvious contradictions in it.
(d) It is very similar to Earth's.

3. How is the ship piloted down to the planet?
(a) By an automated computer.
(b) Through a hole in its atmosphere.
(c) By following a robotic bird.
(d) By tractor beams.

4. Why does Silver go by a nickname?
(a) She only shares her real name with trusted friends.
(b) Her name can't be pronounced by humans.
(c) Her name is six syllables long.
(d) She has forgotten her real name.

5. Marco shows the native people how to use the dumbwaiter by helping them program it to make what?
(a) Beer.
(b) Mutton.
(c) Roast pork.
(d) Wine.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the relationship between the Wheelers and the Spindle Kings?

2. What does Jago want from Kin?

3. What does Macro initially not like about Silver?

4. Why does Jago try to force Marco and Silver from the ship?

5. Which of the following is true of the duration of the journey to the flat planet?

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