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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. Of what is Mount Zeus made?

2. Old Faithful filled the fuel tanks with what?

3. How long did the Galaxy have to wait to be rescued?

4. Who flew the shuttle on the Mount Zeus mission?

5. What is considered a poison in an atmosphere like Europa?

Short Essay Questions

1. Define perturbation theory.

2. As the Bill Tee flies over the monolith, describe what the occupants see?

3. Who does the group on the Universe think sent the warning to stay off of Europa?

4. Describe the surface of the Mount Zeus .

5. After the rescue, how did Rolf van der Berg fair professionally and financially?

6. What was the request Floyd and Van der Berg placed to the captain?

7. What was the Universe's schedule upon approaching Europa?

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

9. What was the encouraging words from the Universe?

10. What seems to have caused Dr. Floyd's restless dreams?

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

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 3

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?

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