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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. There is another way for Hall to reach a substation. What is it?
(a) going through the ventilation shafts
(b) climbing to another level through the central core
(c) going up the outside of the lab
(d) taking an elevator to level 4

2. How does the author establishes context and tone in the novel?
(a) by relaying so much scientific data
(b) with a spooky beginning
(c) by naming and explaining all the equipment
(d) through the narrator, who gives thoughtful, analytical, and supposedly, historical commentary

3. Under what genre would this book be classified?
(a) mystery
(b) western
(c) romance
(d) science fiction

4. What is the The Messenger Theory?
(a) tiny organisms that grow into a complete life form capable of communicating
(b) that Morse code is effective
(c) that molecues talk to each other through light
(d) that atoms communicate with other atoms to bind together

5. What's the first test Burton does on the two dead lab animals?
(a) a blood test
(b) a nerve reflex test
(c) vector experiments to determine how the mysterious disease is transmitted
(d) breathing test to make sure they're dead

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to the rat when deposited near the satellite?

2. What is Leavitt's rule of "48"?

3. Who is Major Arthur Manchek?

4. When they arrive at Piedmont, what do Burton and Stone do first?

5. What is written on the first page of the book to help convey it as seeming to be a true story?

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