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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Dr.Paul Kreuger's scientific specialty?

2. Dr. Chant was the group's speleologist, what was his profession?

3. What is the name of the mountain on Europa?

4. Where did the spaceship intend to land on Haley's Comet?

5. Where did Dr. Floyd help Chris get a job?

Short Essay Questions

1. While awaiting rendezvous with the comet, Mihailovich sees something, what is it?

2. Why does Captain Smith ban the tourists from visiting Tuonela Lake?

3. Second Officer Chris Floyd seeks out whom in this chapter to discuss the events?

4. What preparations does Dr. Floyd make before joining the journey to Haley's Comet?

5. Where do the team of scientists on the Galaxy launch the second penetrometer?

6. While researching Europa's surface, in what publication does Dr Krueger find his information, and what was it about?

7. What happened at Sunrise on Europa to convince Van der Berg of possible worth to the planet?

8. What are the layers that Dr. Chant observes as he is spelunking through Haley's comet?

9. On day five of the journey to Haley's Comet, the captain reveals what secret; describe the secret?

10. Van der Berg contacts an astrophysicist by the name of Dr Wilkins for what purpose?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Part 1) Describe what is known about Shaka.

Part 2) If the group exists why does it seemingly refuse to take public responsibilities for its actions like many of the current terrorist groups?

Essay Topic 2

Part 1) There are many different moments of foreshadowing in the story. Choose one that you feel is the biggest moment of foreshadowing to write about.

Part 2) List a moment that could have been foreshadowing but wasn't and explain to what it could have logically pointed.

Essay Topic 3

Part 1) Speculate on why the author chooses not to reveal the intelligent creatures on Europa.

Part 2) Is it possible that these creatures communicate with the monolith and its trinity? Explain.

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