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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. Which character claims to have visited a planet with technology so advanced it could have only been created by the Spindle Kings?
(a) Jago Jalo.
(b) Silver.
(c) Kin Arad.
(d) Joel.

2. After the explorers and the sailors are attacked during the trip to the sailor's homeland, Kin draws what conclusion about the attackers?
(a) They are robots made with very advanced technology.
(b) They are just misunderstood.
(c) They were summoned by the natives.
(d) They were illusions.

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

4. What vital thing does Silver need from the dumbwaiter?
(a) Her books.
(b) Water.
(c) Shand proteins.
(d) A recording device.

5. The Spindle Kings were believed to have created new planets for what purpose?
(a) So they could be more alone.
(b) To escape their dying planet.
(c) To create new kinds of life.
(d) Curiosity.

Short Answer Questions

1. Within the company, how is the position of "watcher" regarded?

2. What is Joel's relationship to Kin?

3. Kin's coworkers believed it would be funny to do what to the planet they were creating?

4. Marco's mother underwent treatments before his birth to alter him in what way?

5. What is Kin waiting for in the lounge in orbit around Kung?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are Kin's interests, outside of her work?

2. Describe the steps Kin goes through to get to the ship after she arrives at Kung.

3. What are Shand proteins, and how are they important to Silver?

4. What does the Company provide for humanity as a whole and, specifically, for its employees?

5. What is learned about Jago during Silver and Marco's first encounter with him face-to-face?

6. What evidence does Jago produce to back up his claims about the flat planet?

7. What do Kin and the others do with Jago after he dies? What do they plan to do with him in the future?

8. What happens to the ship during its approach to the surface, and what is the result of this?

9. Who were the Spindle Kings, and what were they like?

10. What is the result of the attack on the group, and what do they learn about their attackers?

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