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Carolyn Janice Cherry added a silent "h" to her surname at the behest of her first editor, who felt that her real name sounded too much like a romance writer; the use of her initials was also in line with then-standard attempts to make female science-fiction writers seem to be male. Both "Downbelow Station" and "Cyteen" won Hugo Awards for Best Science Fiction Novel.
4 quizzes and 45 trivia questions.
1.
  "Downbelow Station" by C J Cherryh    
Multiple Choice
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How much can you remember about "Downbelow Station" by C J Cherryh?
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  "Tripoint" by CJ Cherryh    
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How well do you remember the story of Thomas Bowe-Hawkins in this book by CJ Cherryh?
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  "Finity's End" by C.J. Cherryh    
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How much do you remember about Fletcher and his family in the book "Finity's End"?
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  "Rimrunners" by C J Cherryh    
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How well do you know the story of Bet Yeager from "Rimrunners" by CJ Cherryh?
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C J Cherryh Trivia Questions
1. Which station's dock is Bet stranded on when the book opens?

From Quiz "Rimrunners" by C J Cherryh

Answer: Thule

Thule is a dying station, rapidly heading towards shut-down and being scrapped. Bet was laid off her previous 'hire-on' for financial reasons at Thule, and has been hanging on grimly, surviving for a year waiting for another ship willing to hire her as crew.

2. Who is the Captain of the 'Norway'?

From Quiz "Downbelow Station" by C J Cherryh

Answer: Mallory

Signy Mallory is the Captain of Norway, and she becomes one of the most hated and feared Captains of the Fleet, reviled as a traitor by some and almost worshipped by others.

3. Who is Thomas's father?

From Quiz "Tripoint" by CJ Cherryh

Answer: Austin Bowe

Austin Bowe is Tom's father, he is the Captain of the spaceship 'Corinthian'. Christian Perrault-Bowe is Tom's half brother.

4. What is the family 'Name' of the crew of Finity's End?

From Quiz "Finity's End" by C.J. Cherryh

Answer: Neihart

The Neiharts are one of the richest, oldest established Families and Finity's End is a leader among the independent traders.

5. When Bet was a marine, which was her ship?

From Quiz "Rimrunners" by C J Cherryh

Answer: Africa

Bet was a tac-squad sergeant with 20 years seniority on board Africa when she was left behind on Pell docks during the Fleet retreat.

6. Most humans refer to the alien inhabitants of Pell's planet as Downers, but what is their proper name?

From Quiz "Downbelow Station" by C J Cherryh

Answer: Hisa

The Hisa worship their planet's Sun and are willing to go to work on the space station in exchange for being allowed to view the Sun from the viewports. The Sun is not as clearly visible from the planet's surface for most of the time due to the weather systems there.

7. What is the name of the Hawkin's family ship?

From Quiz "Tripoint" by CJ Cherryh

Answer: Sprite

Sprite is the family ship where Tom is born and brought up until he is 23 years old.

8. Which Downer gives Fletcher the 'Hisa stick' to take off-planet with him?

From Quiz "Finity's End" by C.J. Cherryh

Answer: Satin

Satin is the only Downer ever to go off-world.

9. Bet volunteered aboard her Fleet ship to get away from the mining station ship where she was born. How old was she at the time?

From Quiz "Rimrunners" by C J Cherryh

Answer: 16

Bet hated the Pan-Paris mining ship where she spent the first 16 years of her life, so when Africa took it she decided to volunteer aboard rather than be conscripted.

10. What name is given to the sections of Pell station where the refugees are held?

From Quiz "Downbelow Station" by C J Cherryh

Answer: Q

The sections of the station containing the refugees are sealed off to prevent the lawlessness and rioting spreading. The sealed section is referred to as 'Q' for Quarantine. Many of the refugees are robbed, beaten, and even murdered by gangs of their fellows who organise themselves to run Q section for their own gain.

11. Where is Tom when Christian knocks him out and kidnaps him?

From Quiz "Tripoint" by CJ Cherryh

Answer: Miller Transship Warehouse

Tom sticks his nose too deeply into Corinthian business with Miller Transship and gets kidnapped for his pains.

12. Who is the girl that Fletcher leaves behind when he ships out on Finity's End?

From Quiz "Finity's End" by C.J. Cherryh

Answer: Bianca Velasquez

Bianca is the first real friend Fletcher has ever had apart from Downers and she is also his first love.

13. Who is the woman worker at the Employment Registry who befriends Bet?

From Quiz "Rimrunners" by C J Cherryh

Answer: Nan Jodree

Nan is the secretary at the Registry and she feels sorry for Bet. She knows she is homeless and destitute so she slips her food and drink and lets her use her address when she needs one for the security services.

14. Who do the Downers on the station refer to as "Dreamer"?

From Quiz "Downbelow Station" by C J Cherryh

Answer: Alicia Konstantin

Alicia Konstantin is the Mother of Damon and Emilio. She is a paraplegic after an accident and is dependent on mechanical life support systems. The Downer Lily tends to her, and all the Downers love her. During the crisis the Downers gather in her quarters, and form a 'living shield' to keep her safe.

15. Who offers Tom a chocolate on the Corinthian?

From Quiz "Tripoint" by CJ Cherryh

Answer: Tink

Tink is a massively built man, well over 6 feet tall, and covered in tattoos of snakes and dragons. He makes sugar flowers to decorate the cakes and pastries he makes for the crew.

16. Which Downer female is like a surrogate Mother to Fletcher?

From Quiz "Finity's End" by C.J. Cherryh

Answer: Melody

Melody cares for Fletcher from when he is eight years old, but in the end she turns her back on him to make him see that he must leave her for his own sake. He is heartbroken at the time but later realises the wisdom of her actions.

17. Bet kills two men on this station, where does the first murder take place?

From Quiz "Rimrunners" by C J Cherryh

Answer: In the ladies bathroom

Bet has been sleeping in the ladies bathroom each night. When a drunk tries to molest her she kills him with her bare hands, almost by reflex, and is forced to find somewhere else to hide to avoid being arrested for his murder.

18. What is Mazian's first name?

From Quiz "Downbelow Station" by C J Cherryh

Answer: Conrad

Conrad Mazian is the overall leader of the Earth Company Fleet - he leads the attack on Union, and, when that fails, he leads the Fleet back to Pell then on to Sol Station and ultimately Earth herself.

19. How much money does Christian give Tom when he lets him off the ship at the first docking?

From Quiz "Tripoint" by CJ Cherryh

Answer: 200 credits

He gives him 200 credits of his own money and has already paid 10,000 credits to another ship to take Tom to Sol. Tom spots the trap and runs, and Christian loses all his money.

20. How did Fletcher's real mother die?

From Quiz "Finity's End" by C.J. Cherryh

Answer: Drug overdose

Fletcher's mother Francesca never came to terms with being left behind on the space station and eventually took an overdose when she couldn't stand it any longer.

21. Who is the second man Bet kills on the station?

From Quiz "Rimrunners" by C J Cherryh

Answer: Terry Ritterman

Terry is blackmailing Bet because he knows she is an 'illegal' on the station and suspects she is the one who murdered the man found dead in the bathroom. Once at his apartment she kills him too and hides his body in the bedroom.

22. Who becomes Councillor and the representative of the refugees?

From Quiz "Downbelow Station" by C J Cherryh

Answer: Vasily Kressich

Kressich was a Councillor on his previous station, and he is used as a figurehead by the leader of the strongest gang in Q section, to be a go-between with Pell Station management.

23. What is tattooed on Capella's wrist?

From Quiz "Tripoint" by CJ Cherryh

Answer: Bok's Equation

Bok's Equation is the equation needed to get the ship through a Hyperspace Jump. Capella is a navigator and also a 'Nightwalker' - she can stay awake through a jump in Hyperspace.

24. Who does Fletcher have to room with on board the Finity?

From Quiz "Finity's End" by C.J. Cherryh

Answer: Jeremy

Jeremy seems and acts younger than Fletcher but still teaches him a lot about how the Crew must pull together to run the ship.

25. Which ship hires Bet and bails her out of station custody?

From Quiz "Rimrunners" by C J Cherryh

Answer: Loki

Loki is a 'spook' ship; they have Alliance papers but operate very close to the edge of the Law. They don't care about Bet's dubious past and hire her on as crew.

26. Who is Satin's 'husband'?

From Quiz "Downbelow Station" by C J Cherryh

Answer: Bluetooth

Bluetooth signs on for a work contract aboard Pell station so he can be with Satin. When a Hisa female chooses a mate, she chooses the one who follows her the furthest on her 'long walk' in the Spring. Bluetooth follows Satin all the way into space to prove his love for her.

27. Which colour nutrient drink does Tom dislike?

From Quiz "Tripoint" by CJ Cherryh

Answer: Green

They are all unpleasant but he hates the green most. The drinks are necessary to replace the minerals the body loses during a Hyperspace jump.

28. Where is the first stopover for the ship where Fletcher gets to "babysit" the 'Junior Juniors' of the Crew?

From Quiz "Finity's End" by C.J. Cherryh

Answer: Mariner

Although the 'Junior Juniors' are all older than Fletcher by age, they have never been to a station on liberty before, and look and act like much younger children. Fletcher is more "streetwise" as he grew up on-station so he gets put in charge for the stopover.

29. Everyone calls Ramey 'NG' - what does it stand for?

From Quiz "Rimrunners" by C J Cherryh

Answer: No Good

The rest of the crew hate Ramey because they blame him for an accident which killed a fellow crew member. He is tolerated because he is very good at his job and keeps the ship going when nobody else could.

30. Who are the Konstantin brothers?

From Quiz "Downbelow Station" by C J Cherryh

Answer: Damon and Emilio

Damon and Emilio are the youngest generation of the Konstantin dynasty. During the hostilities on Pell their father is murdered, but they manage to escape. Emilio is on the planet 'Downbelow' and Damon hides out in the Hisa tunnels and maintenance shafts of the station.

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