The Sparrow Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Mary Doria Russell
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 116 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The Sparrow Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Mary Doria Russell
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 116 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Sofia confesses that she is bound to a ____________ by a broker who is paying for her tuition.
(a) Contract.
(b) Blood writing.
(c) Life of prostitution.
(d) Verbal agreement.

2. Father Emilio Sandoz is released from the Jesuit residence near the _________________ from the Salvador Mundi Hospital.
(a) Monastery.
(b) Giza Pyramids.
(c) Library.
(d) Vatican.

3. Emilio Sandoz meets with __________________ for the first time in August 2014 on the campus of John Carroll University.
(a) George Smith.
(b) Jimmy Quinn.
(c) Sofia Mendes.
(d) John Candotti.

4. At the time, Sandoz is teaching a course in beginner's _________ where he meets a bright pupil named Anne Edwards.
(a) Italian.
(b) Latin.
(c) Spanish.
(d) French.

5. What happens in order for Sofia Mendes to suddenly be a free agent for the first time in a long time in her life?
(a) Her contract is bought.
(b) She escapes.
(c) She becomes a part of the staff.
(d) Her broker dies.

6. At the present time, no one remembers how beloved and respected ____________ was in the community and in the world.
(a) Candotti.
(b) Mendes.
(c) Voelker.
(d) Sandoz.

7. Jimmy Quinn describes that his job with Sofia will entail - the searching for ____________ signals.
(a) Extraterrestrial.
(b) Orbiting.
(c) Space ship.
(d) Moon.

8. What is the profession of Anne, the woman Jimmy meets through George, a volunteer at Arecibo?
(a) Sister.
(b) Secretary.
(c) Doctor.
(d) Commander.

9. As a result of his finding, Jimmy receives a promotion and gains a staff of _______________ to help research anything they can find about the transmission.
(a) Five.
(b) Twenty.
(c) Six.
(d) Ten.

10. As a result of the tension on the planet, Wu and Isley send ____________ home on the Stella Maris, but then are never heard from again.
(a) Sandoz.
(b) Edwards.
(c) Mendes.
(d) Samples.

11. What is the response of Jimmy Quinn's supervisor when this person hears of the plan to continue working and studying?
(a) They deny it.
(b) They call him a madman.
(c) They will consider it.
(d) They immediately approve it.

12. What is the name of the asteroid made vehicle that the crew will be taking to the new planet?
(a) Terra Linda.
(b) Aston Martin.
(c) Stella Marin.
(d) Stella Maris.

13. The ____________ ambassador arrives after the discovery of the music has been related to several people.
(a) Spanish.
(b) French.
(c) Chinese.
(d) Japanese.

14. Sandoz will never completely recover so he is fitted with _____________ technology in order to help him function.
(a) Prosthetic.
(b) Computer.
(c) Apparatus.
(d) Leech.

15. Together, Sofia and Sandoz have sessions __________ times per week, though they are not smooth at first.
(a) Four.
(b) Three.
(c) Two.
(d) Five.

Short Answer Questions

1. As Sandoz walks past Candotti and Edward, he mutters the words, "Not ___________, Lazarus."

2. A debate begins over the __________________ of the transmission that Jimmy has found in space.

3. Who asks Father Sandoz for assistance in learning how to cope with celibacy during their time on the ship?

4. Candotti eventually finds Sandoz standing by the ____________ after he has apparently wandered off.

5. What did Sofia turn to after she lost her entire family to the war? How did she support herself?

(see the answer keys)

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