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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During what session of DecNef does Robin start going on his own?
(a) 4th.
(b) 2nd.
(c) 3rd.
(d) 5th.

2. How old was Theo when he factured a cheekbone on the monkey bars?
(a) 8.
(b) 5.
(c) 7.
(d) 11.

3. After Robin has a meltdown after watching the most recent video of his mother, what planet does Theo create for him?
(a) Groombridge.
(b) Pelagos.
(c) Struve.
(d) Eridani.

4. What does Currier say he did once to a friend?
(a) Broke his nose.
(b) Pushed him off a bicycle.
(c) Broke his arm.
(d) Hit him with a piece of cement.

5. How long were Theo and Alyssa married before she died?
(a) 11 1/2 years.
(b) 12 years.
(c) 9 1/2 years.
(d) 8 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. On page 6, how long does it take Theo and Robin to drive down from the cabin?

2. What was Alyssa's field?

3. How much money does Robin from his paintings at his first farmers' market?

4. What book does Robin have to read on page 58?

5. Where does Inga bike from?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the cabin like that Theo rents in the Smokies for Robin's ninth birthday?

2. On page 5, how does Theo explain why Robin was struggling at school and got a two-day suspension?

3. How does Robin feel about video games?

4. How do Robin's days improve with the DecNef sessions?

5. What do Theo and Robbie carry when they go camping on Robin's birthday?

6. What does Currier say about DecNef for Robin?

7. Why is Robin missing school at the beginning of the book?

8. How was Theo able to go to college?

9. Why does Carl Stryker, Theo's colleague yell at him when he returns from vacation on page 43?

10. Why does the school contact Theo when he is nearly finished with a lecture for the undergraduate astrobiology survey?

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