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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 is the nickname of the shuttle?
(a) Bill Tee.
(b) William Tsung.
(c) Shackleton.
(d) Lawrence Three.

2. What did they set up first before retrieving samples?
(a) Catalogues.
(b) Graphs.
(c) Gem dealers.
(d) Video cameras.

3. What appearance did the black monolith have?
(a) A refrigerator.
(b) A washer and dryer.
(c) An ordinary tombstone.
(d) A crypt.

4. Because of the unexpected landing, the Bill Tee would not be able to go where?
(a) The Universe.
(b) The Galaxy.
(c) Up the Mount.
(d) Back to the sea.

5. What process could remove the colloidal carbons and other compounds from the fuel?
(a) Distillation.
(b) Freezing.
(c) Evaporation.
(d) Condensation.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Captain Smith use up his baggage allowance to bring on board?

2. Zero gravity caused Dr. Floyd not to be able to do what?

3. Close to the vents in Europa's tropical zone was home to what?

4. What did the officer on watch observe one morning in this chapter?

5. What covers the historical monuments in the year 3001?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the sea monster that ate Rosie's body.

2. What does Floyd and Van der Berg discuss about Floyd's illusion?

3. What was Second Officer Jolson's idea about getting to the Galaxy faster?

4. What was the request Floyd and Van der Berg placed to the captain?

5. What signs of life did Van der Berg observe on the Europan surface?

6. The Galaxy eventually ends up where?

7. How much time did refueling on Haley's comet save the Universe?

8. With what creatures in the sea did the Galaxy come in contact?

9. In the year 3010, what happens?

10. What seems to have caused Dr. Floyd's restless dreams?

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