The Test (Animorphs)

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name = The Test
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image_caption = Tobias morphing into a taxxon
author = K. A. Applegate
illustrator =
cover_artist = David B. Mattingly
country = United States
language = English
series = Animorphs #43
genre = Science fiction novel
publisher = Scholastic
release_date = June 2000
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media_type = Print
pages = 135
isbn =
preceded_by = The Journey
followed_by = The Unexpected

"The Test" is the forty-third book in the "Animorphs" series, written by K.A. Applegate. It is known to have been ghostwritten by Ellen Geroux. It is narrated by Tobias.

Plot Summary

Taylor, claiming she is now part of the Yeerks' Peace Movement, enlists Tobias to try and sabotage the Yeerk pool. All of the other Animorphs, except for Cassie, who declines on moral grounds, accompany him and Ax as they dig a tunnel to the pool. In fact, Taylor has been working for Visser Three. There is a gas explosion which presumably kills her.

Contributions to the Series' Story Arc

*Taylor is 'presumably' killed.

Morphs

Trivia

* This book was the first to feature a cross-gender human morph, when Tobias morphs Taylor. Although Tobias technically morphs from hawk to girl (as opposed to morphing from boy to girl), it is the first time in the series that any of the characters became a human member of the opposite sex.
* The front cover quote is, "Tobias is about to face his biggest fear...."
* This book was the first in the regular series to feature the new cover model for Tobias, first introduced on the cover of "". For the first time, Tobias was portrayed as a light-haired blond