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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. If one cell of E. coli could produce a supercolony equal in size and weight to the planet, why doesn't that happen?
2. Why does Stone feel they have plenty of time to solve the mystery of the satellite's contamination?
3. There is a lab rat in the room with Dr. Burton, what do Stone and Hall notice about it?
4. Stone yells at Hall when the self-destruct is announced. What does he tell him?
5. What does the spectrometer show about the composition of the Andromeda strain?
Short Essay Questions
1. Leavitt has a dream about a house. When he wakens he believes it has an answer to Andromeda. Describe the dream and his thoughts and reactions to the dream.
2. Describe Dr. Hall's first meeting with Peter Jackson. What does Jackson look like? What does Hall do?
3. What do the x-ray crystallography results show about Andromeda?
4. After knowing about the baby's blood pH and Jackson's blood pH, what does Hall figure out?
5. What do you think Montaigne meant by the quote "Men under stress are fools, and fool themselves." in relationship to the behavior of the men at Wildfire?
6. Describe the crash scene of the military jet to which Major Manchek travels . What does it look like? What does he find?
7. How does Hall finally find out about Leavitt's epilepsy and what does he do about it?
8. Why is uncontrolled bacterial growth is a frightening concept?
9. What does Hall realize about Andromeda when thinking about Jackson's acidosis?
10. What kinds of animals are used in research? What do various animals do best? Why is the Black Norway Rat used most often in scientific experiments?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe Dr. Leavitt. Did you like him? Does he remind you of anyone you know? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 2
Describe Dr. Hall. Would you like him if you met him? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 3
One theme explored in this book relates to the rising fear in the mid-twentieth century that mankind would become slaves to technology. Do you think this is possible? Why? Give examples of what you believe illustrates this fear. Do you believe you've become a slave to technology in your own life? How? Why?
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