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"Rimrunners" by C J Cherryh Trivia Quiz

How well do you know the story of Bet Yeager from "Rimrunners" by CJ Cherryh?

A multiple-choice quiz by Rowena8482. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
Rowena8482

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
271,023

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
156

Question 1 of 10

1. Which station's dock is Bet stranded on when the book opens? Hint

Mariner

Sol Station

Pell

Thule

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Question 2 of 10

2. When Bet was a marine, which was her ship? Hint

Africa

Norway

Europe

India

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Question 3 of 10

3. 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? Hint

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Question 4 of 10

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

Sal Gauran

Jen Berwin

Mim Kinsey

Nan Jodree

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Question 5 of 10

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

On the dockside

In the ladies bathroom

In the registry

In a bar

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who is the second man Bet kills on the station? Hint

Simon Polanski

Terry Ritterman

Dean Lawson

Michael Wells

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Question 7 of 10

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

Loki

Thor

Baldur

Bragi

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Question 8 of 10

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

Answer: (Two Words 2,4)

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Question 9 of 10

9. What material are the shells of the powered armour suits made of? Hint

Corundine

Ceramic

Flexyne

Plastron

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Question 10 of 10

10. Bet wears one of the suits of armour during the defence of the ship; who wears the other? Hint

Wolfe

Mel

Ramey

Fitch

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which station's dock is Bet stranded on when the book opens?

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

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.

3. 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?

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

9. What material are the shells of the powered armour suits made of?

Answer: Flexyne

Bet is amazed when she is shown the suits aboard Loki. She has to fix them as quickly as possible to stand a chance of saving the ship when it comes under attack, and half kills herself to do so.

10. Bet wears one of the suits of armour during the defence of the ship; who wears the other?

Answer: Fitch

Fitch is the Mainday First Officer and he and Bet hate each other. They are forced to work together to defend the ship and manage to do so successfully.

Source: Author Rowena8482

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This quiz is part of series Rowena's CJ Cherryh Quizzes:

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