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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of creature do they encounter on the planet?
(a) Something similar to a cockroach.
(b) Something similar to a rat.
(c) Something similar to a deer.
(d) Something similar to a crab.

2. How many moons are in orbit around Beta Pac III?
(a) Six.
(b) Five.
(c) Four.
(d) Three.

3. Who else requires treatment by the ship's physician?
(a) George and Hutch.
(b) Janet and Frank.
(c) Hutch and Janet.
(d) Hutch and Frank.

4. Who does Carson ask to remain in the shuttle when they land on Beta Pacifica III?
(a) Janet.
(b) Jake.
(c) Maggie.
(d) George.

5. Who goes to get the shuttle when Jake no longer answers?
(a) Frank.
(b) George.
(c) Hutch.
(d) Janet.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do they find that is priceless?

2. What does Jake find just before the brachyids attack him?

3. At what level of advancement is the technology on the space station?

4. What is unusual about this trip for Jake?

5. How large is it?

Short Essay Questions

1. What events transpire as a result of Maggie's comment?

2. What does Hutch finally do to find the shuttle after wandering around lost for some time?

3. What do the boarding crew notice on approach to the orbiting space station?

4. After donning Flickinger harnesses, magnetic boots, and arming themselves with pulsars, what discoveries are made inside the space station?

5. What does Hutch believe they have to do in order to discover the truth behind what is going on?

6. When they arrive at LCO4418 and select a moon to begin working, what occurs and how do they respond?

7. What does the Academy endorse, to the surprise of many involved?

8. What is the Academy's position regarding Richard's death and what course of action do they pursue?

9. Why does Hutch fake a communications malfunction before the Wincklemann is scheduled to leave?

10. What do the crew of the Catherine Perch note about the planet Beta Pacifica III as they approach it on April 11th?

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