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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. The space suits that Kin and the others don give them what capability?
(a) Immunity to hunger and thirst.
(b) Invisibility.
(c) Automatic weaponry.
(d) Flight.

2. Kin thinks that the humans on the flat planet suspect which of the following?
(a) The ship is an instrument of the devil.
(b) Their planet is artificial.
(c) The ship is an alien craft.
(d) Their planet is flat.

3. What does the bartender request from Kin?
(a) Her picture.
(b) Her voice imprint for his tape translation of her book.
(c) Her fingerprint.
(d) Her autograph.

4. The natives that Kin and the others initially meet are similar to what historical culture on Earth?
(a) The ancient Greeks.
(b) The Vikings.
(c) The Mongols.
(d) The Romans.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The bartender gives something to Kin, why does he do so?

3. What is the result of the attack on Kin and the others?

4. The characters see what feature at the edge of the flat planet?

5. What do Kin and Jago need to do at the first planet to which they are headed?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Silver's appearance and personality. Why is she interested in the flat planet?

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

3. As they fly around the flat planet, what do Kin and the others observe and conclude about it?

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

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

6. What is Marco's background, and what does he believe about himself?

7. How did the strata machine chance human history?

8. What does a watcher do, and what is required of a watcher?

9. What are some of the technological resources that the group has at their disposal, and how will these things help them?

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

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