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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 does Dr Heywood Floyd reside?

2. What was one of the principle tourist attractions on Haley's Comet?

3. Captain Smith had few objections to what activity for the passengers?

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

5. What changed Mr.Chang's mind about attempting to send the ship back out to space?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe Europa's appearance.

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

5. How does Van der Berg contact Dr.Paul Kreuger and why?

6. Where did the Galaxy finally land?

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

8. Where did Dr Floyd fantasize about visiting?

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

10. What is Shaka?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Part 1) Why isn't there more information found on the Shaka group?

Part 2) How would the story have been different if there had been more information imparted to the reader about this organization?

Essay Topic 3

Describe what is known about Rose, the hijacker.

Part 1) What is known about Rose considering the efficiency with which she gets Galaxy?

Part 2) Speculate on why Rose commits suicide rather than be interrogated. What does this explain to the reader about the Shaka organization.

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