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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which is the most likely Motie to have switched from female to male on the MacArthur?
(a) The largest one.
(b) The one who recently gave birth.
(c) The one who was last off the ship.
(d) The smallest one.

2. In Part 1, Chapter 3, what does Horace search for?
(a) Information.
(b) Escape.
(c) Money.
(d) Proof.

3. What does Rod believe the small Moties loose on his ship have discovered?
(a) Imperial military secrets.
(b) Human weaknesses.
(c) Human superiority.
(d) Imperial military technology.

4. Who invites the Moties onto the cutter?
(a) Dr. Lussen.
(b) Dr. Smith.
(c) Dr. Sinclair.
(d) Dr. Horvath.

5. Renner's first name is what?
(a) Matt.
(b) Kevin.
(c) George.
(d) Rangel.

6. What kind of star is Murcheson's Eye?
(a) Red giant.
(b) Class B.
(c) Super nova.
(d) Overheated.

7. Who volunteers to unload the artifacts from the shuttle to the MacArthur?
(a) Whitbred.
(b) Cargill.
(c) Shannon.
(d) No one.

8. What does the Motie try to disassemble when it reaches Whitbred's space taxi?
(a) Windows.
(b) Control panel.
(c) Bothroom.
(d) Engines.

9. What word do the humans use to describe the atmosphere on the Motie planet?
(a) Arid.
(b) Complex.
(c) Confusing.
(d) Dense.

10. When Rod holds a dinner party in Part 1, Chapter 3, who is invited?
(a) Officers and passengers.
(b) Officers only.
(c) Officers and enlisted.
(d) Officers and guests.

11. How is the pod brought into the ship?
(a) A hook and line.
(b) It was piloted in.
(c) It voluntarily came in.
(d) A tractor beam.

12. Why does Rod record everything at the meeting?
(a) For science.
(b) For discovery.
(c) In case they are captured.
(d) For the record.

13. What kind of alert does Rod issue when he finds the mini-Moties have made alterations to his ship?
(a) Intruder alert.
(b) Battle alert.
(c) Evacuation alert.
(d) Silent alert.

14. In Part 1, Chapter 9, what aspect of human society is further explained to the reader?
(a) Religion.
(b) Economics.
(c) Politics.
(d) Family life.

15. What color is the alien's fur when Whitbred first meets her?
(a) Brown and white.
(b) White.
(c) Grey.
(d) Brown.

Short Answer Questions

1. The alien found in the pod is a highly-developed what?

2. What kind of drive does the MacArthur have?

3. What room are the humans brought to on the Motie ship for observation?

4. What year is it in the Prologue?

5. How long does it take the MacArthur to get to the rendezvous point with the alien ship?

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