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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 Vivien Leigh's last motion picture?

2. How fast was the Universe traveling?

3. On Europa what do the Floaters do? Guardians

4. What was the name of the ghost that appeared to Dr. Floyd on his previous missions?

5. Who interviewed Van der Berg about the Mount Zeus?

Short Essay Questions

1. What would finding a diamond mountain do for the diamond market?

2. In the year 3010, what happens?

3. George and Jerry discovered what about Shaka?

4. About what was Victor Willis' video piece that Paul Kreuger had?

5. Who becomes the three guardians, and what is the monolith's role?

6. How did Yva Merlin spent her exiled time on the Universe?

7. What message did Van der Berg send to Earth?

8. What was the encouraging words from the Universe?

9. What lives on Europa close to the vents in the tropical region?

10. How did Van der Berg explain diamond formation to Floyd?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose one of the following to write about:

Part 1) Galaxy lands and finds that this new world is an exact replica of old earth and the two ecosystems are completely compatible.

Part 2) The creatures on Europa, or the monolith, are hostile towards humans.

Part 3) The monolith had been damaged when the giant diamond landed on Europa.

Essay Topic 2

Dr. Floyd and his grandson, Chris, obviously care for each other although there are not many scenes of them together in the story.

Part 1) Compare what is known about Dr. Floyd's character to what is known about Chris Floyd's character.

Part 2) Is it clear that they share family traits? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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