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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. Uncle Paul searched for evidence and found it in what publication?

2. Only on what two planets are there Earth-like temperature regions?

3. Who was Oom Paul?

4. Where does Dr Heywood Floyd reside?

5. With the loss of the Europa VI, who did van der Berg turn to for help in observing Europa out of the bright light of Lucifer?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Where did the Galaxy team of scientists launch their first penetometer?

5. Describe the South African Revolution and the effect that it has?

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

7. Upon approaching Europa, Mr Chang does what?

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

9. What was the last message from the Discovery?

10. Where did the Galaxy finally land?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When stranded on Europa many of the scientists become excited at the thought of being able to explore.

Part 1) What would have been your realistic reaction knowing that a rescue might not come in time to save you?

Part 2) Why does the author chose not to focus heavily on the conditions the scientists encounter while on the planet past the fact that the things from different worlds are poisonous to each other?

Essay Topic 2

Describe what is known about the monolith.

Part 1) Is there any indication that the monolith had Dr. Floyd's consciousness before it spoke with Chris?

Part 2) Why is Dr. Floyd's consciousness in the monolith crucial to the story?

Essay Topic 3

Dr. Floyd and his grandson, Chris, are seemingly two of the more important characters in the book.

Part 1) How would the story been different if there had been no Dr. Floyd?

Part 2) How would the story have been different if Dr. Floyd had been with Chris aboard the Galaxy rather than on the Universe?

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