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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 did Second Officer Chang explain to Steward Third Class Rosie McCullen?

2. Inside the cavern, with what was everything coated?

3. While continuing to study Ganymeade, what else does Van der Berg continue to study?

4. Who was the only person who knew if the Galaxy has enough propellant to make stable orbit?

5. Where did the Galaxy finally land?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was the Universe's tour cut short and called back to Earth?

2. What is Shaka?

3. Describe Sir Lawrence Tsung's fleet of spaceships.

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

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

6. Upon approaching Europa, Mr Chang does what?

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

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

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

10. What curious events does the captain recall after the hijacking of the Galaxy?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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

Although this book was written in 1987, what subjects did C. Clark touch on that are current issues today? If he wrote the book today what changes would be made if any? Explain your answer.

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