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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. Where did Rosie want Mr.Chang to land the ship?

2. What did the article refer to in its title?

3. Where did the Galaxy finally land?

4. Where on Europa is the second penetrometer to be dropped?

5. What country was the first to make maps of Europa?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What are some of the things that Dr. Floyd marvels about on the Universe?

3. Why was William Tsung called the most expensive baby in the world when he was born?

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

5. Where did the Galaxy finally land?

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

7. How is Rolf van der Berg described when he is first introduced?

8. What was the accident that transformed Dr Heywood's aging process?

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

10. Describe what Captain Smith observed upon Haley's surface.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The subject of space exploration has been of interest to people for many years.

Part 1) What about this book seemed obtainable for humans within the next 100 years or so? Explain.

Part 2) What about the book seems clearly unrealistic and pure fantasy? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

Part 1) How far fetched does the thought that the center of the planet's moons are made of diamonds?

Part 2) What would have been a more believable explanation?

Essay Topic 3

There are many famous guests aboard the Universe.

Part 1) Describe the different characters aboard the Universe.

Part 2) What famous people would be on the Universe if it were to fly today?

Part 3) Which famous character from the book could you best be described as and why?

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