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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What intruder crosses the paths of the racing sailboats?
(a) A Coast Guard boat.
(b) A merchant vessel.
(c) The Prosperteer.
(d) A Navy schooner.

2. When does Chapter 1 take place?
(a) April 3, 1988.
(b) September 15, 1987.
(c) July 18, 1990.
(d) October 10, 1989.

3. Where does Chapter 1 take place?
(a) Cape Canaveral, Florida.
(b) Pensacola, Florida.
(c) Key West, Florida.
(d) Miami, Florida.

4. When does the Selenos 8 launch?
(a) September 18, 1989.
(b) October 14, 1989.
(c) October 30, 1989.
(d) November 15, 1989.

5. How long have Giordino and Pitt been friends?
(a) 10 years.
(b) 25 years.
(c) 30 years.
(d) 15 years.

6. What does Jessie call the house they find on the island?
(a) A movable dwelling.
(b) A geodesic dome.
(c) A subinsulator house.
(d) A berm house.

7. How many tons of coal can be carried by the Cyclops?
(a) 9,000 tons.
(b) 10,500 tons.
(c) 15,000 tons.
(d) 11,000 tons.

8. What does the blimp ground crew do while they wait for the blimp to return in Chapter 1?
(a) Walk down to the beach.
(b) Clean the hanger.
(c) Play volleyball.
(d) Head to a fast food place.

9. What does Pitt use as a screwdriver to remove the screws holding the hinges to the wardrobe in his room on Cayo Santa Mano?
(a) A spring from the bed.
(b) A fork from his dinner tray.
(c) A piece of metal from the frame of the window.
(d) The catch from his watchband.

10. What color lab coat does Dr. Calvin Rooney wear?
(a) Blue.
(b) Yellow.
(c) White.
(d) Green.

11. What is really in the package that Joe uses to threaten the President?
(a) Old newspapers.
(b) A bomb.
(c) New golf balls.
(d) A file about the colony.

12. When was the blimp taken out of service with the Navy?
(a) 1962.
(b) 1954.
(c) 1939.
(d) 1942.

13. Where did Dr. Calvin Rooney attend medical school?
(a) Yale.
(b) Johns Hopkins.
(c) University of Pennsylvania.
(d) Harvard.

14. Who kills the consul general?
(a) A large black man.
(b) The captain.
(c) A South American Indian.
(d) A crew member.

15. Who do the three men and Jessie see seated at a table in the house they find on the island?
(a) Fidel Castro.
(b) Raul Castro.
(c) Buck Caesar.
(d) Raymond LeBaron.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much does the Russian-manned lunar station weigh?

2. How many times has Lieutenant Church sailed around the world?

3. How much older is Pitt than the other racers?

4. What do Steinmetz and his crew make from grapes?

5. What is Pitt's job?

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