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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What maneuver is Jimmy unsure of how to perform with Dragonfly?
(a) Take off.
(b) Cruising.
(c) Evasive maneuvers.
(d) Landing.

2. What word can be used to describe the spider-like creature that the explorers encounter while watching the evening news?
(a) Playful.
(b) Methodical.
(c) Skittish.
(d) Dumb.

3. According to Chapter 25, under what conditions does Dragonfly handle the best?
(a) Cold temperatures.
(b) No wind.
(c) Higher altitudes.
(d) Lower altitudes.

4. Why is the color of the Cylindrical Sea different?
(a) Lack of oxygen in the water smothered the organic compounds in the water.
(b) The intensity of the artificial light changes the color.
(c) The organic soup has evolved into life.
(d) A reflection from the buildings changes the color.

5. What do the Rama Committee members want to find evidence, or lack thereof, on Rama?
(a) Life.
(b) Intelligence.
(c) Natural resources.
(d) Propulsion.

6. What is thrown down the face of the cliff after midnight by Pieter Rousseau?
(a) A scalpel to be used for dissection.
(b) A telescope.
(c) A small can labeled, "concentrated orange juice."
(d) A tube of toothpaste.

7. Mercer suggests that New York is intended to make what?
(a) Ramans.
(b) Raw materials.
(c) Promordial soup.
(d) A breathable atmosphere.

8. Dr. Ernst cautioned Jimmy Pak to avoid something while on the trip with Dragonfly. What?
(a) Avoid crashing.
(b) Avoid getting a sunburn.
(c) Avoid getting hungry.
(d) Avoid overexertion.

9. Hub Control diagnoses the problem at the sixth small spike as resulting from what?
(a) Battery drain.
(b) An intense magnetic field.
(c) Exhaustion.
(d) Psychological factors.

10. What is constructed from six empty storage drums held together by a light metal framework?
(a) A pontoon boat.
(b) A raft.
(c) The Resolution.
(d) The Cook.

11. Why does Hub Control monitor Jimmy's altitude?
(a) To help Jimmy avoid lightening.
(b) To help Jimmy stay near the zero gravity of the axis.
(c) To help Jimmy stay above the storm clouds.
(d) To help Jimmy stay visible to Hub Control.

12. What protects the explorers from falling off of the ladder when the lights go on?
(a) Space suits.
(b) Individual belt clips.
(c) Sticky boots.
(d) Zero gravity.

13. Why had Commander Norton once fallen in love with a Hermian woman, but did not marry her?
(a) People from Earth do not have automatic citizenship on Mercury.
(b) Commander Norton is only allowed two wives at a time.
(c) Hermians disapproved of marriage with anyone from outside the orbit of Venus.
(d) The girl broke Commander Norton's heart.

14. What is Commander Norton doing when his executive officer notifis him of a Triple-A priority message awaiting him?
(a) Returning to shore on the Revolution.
(b) Dreaming about Mars.
(c) Helping Ernst dissect a spider-like creature.
(d) Exploring New York.

15. What does Jimmy grab off of the back of the crab-like creature?
(a) A map.
(b) Food and drink.
(c) A communicator.
(d) A backpack.

Short Answer Questions

1. What danger plays from the tip of Big Horn?

2. What happens at the sixth small spike?

3. In Chapter 28, who is Jimmy being compared to?

4. What challenge occurs very soon after Jimmy is pulled into the Revolution?

5. According to the Ambassador from Mercury, what did everyone fail to consider about Rama?

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