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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 the ground look like on Mount Zeus?

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

3. What was Floyd's grandfather wearing in his illusion?

4. How did Mr.Chang propose they get to their destination?

5. What was Vivien Leigh's last motion picture?

Short Essay Questions

1. Define perturbation theory.

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

3. Describe the surface of the Mount Zeus .

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

5. What was the order that Captain Laplace received from Head Office?

6. Why was Captain Laplace not concerned with morale of the crew upon landing?

7. About what was Captain Smith's interview?

8. How much time did refueling on Haley's comet save the Universe?

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

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

The two main captains in the story are Captain Smith and Captain Laplace.

Part 1) What about these two characters is the same?

Part 2) What about these characters is different?

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

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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