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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When they arrive at Piedmont, what do Burton and Stone do first?
(a) find the satellite and put it in a container
(b) call in the National Guard
(c) go to the recon van and honk the horn over and over
(d) drag the dead bodies to a central location

2. What is Lt. Shawn looking at with a pair of binoculars at the start of the book?
(a) a couple of bears
(b) two purple vans with peace symbols
(c) his brother's backyard
(d) the town of Piedmont, Arizona

3. Who is the narrator?
(a) ostensibly, the author himself
(b) a government bureaucrat
(c) one of the scientists
(d) Dr. Hall's assistant, Karen

4. Why do the two men have radio-directional equipment on the van?
(a) to triangulate the position of the Scoop satellite
(b) to be able to track aircraft
(c) to find a good radio station
(d) to find the town of Piedmont

5. What does Hall think made Jackson survive Andromeda?
(a) his bleeding ulcer made it too hard for the blood to coagulate
(b) excessive acid in the bloodstream might prevent Andromeda from growing
(c) he's a mean, old man
(d) Andromeda doesn't like asprin

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the author state his theme is?

2. Why is the center core protected?

3. What do people fear about modern medicine, according to this book?

4. What is on the acknowledgment page to convince readers it is a true story?

5. What happens to the rat when deposited near the satellite?

(see the answer key)

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