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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What comes of Hopie's and Hope's education argument?
(a) Hope agrees with Hopie and abolishes all educational programs sponsored by the government.
(b) Hope puts Hopie in charge of the Department of Education.
(c) Hope laughs at Hopie and tells her that she will understand it when she grows up.
(d) Hope grounds Hopie and sends her to bed without supper.

2. When do Hope and Hopie argue about education?
(a) Before bed.
(b) During breakfast.
(c) During supper.
(d) During lunch.

3. Where does President Tocsin live?
(a) Blue Bubble.
(b) Green Bubble.
(c) White Bubble.
(d) Black Bubble.

4. On what condition will Hope support the premier's government against the attack of Saturn?
(a) The premier must agree to marry his oldest son to Hope's daughter, Hopie.
(b) The premier must leak information to Hope about the Saturnine plans.
(c) He must swear loyalty to Hope and become Hope's puppet.
(d) The premier must leave the system, never to return.

5. What happens to Hope while in Nyork?
(a) He realizes that the general public hate him.
(b) He gets married.
(c) An assassin attempts to kill him.
(d) He developes a secret identity as reporter.

6. What is the general idea of Hope's speech?
(a) Live free or die fighting.
(b) Rebel against the new order.
(c) Lower the taxes.
(d) Accept the new order or else.

7. What advice does Repro give Hope?
(a) He tells Hope to turn the budget over to someone else.
(b) He tells Hope that there is nothing he can do.
(c) He tells Hope to be patient.
(d) He tells Hope to invade Saturn.

8. What initials does the "editor" of this book use?
(a) HMH
(b) JFK
(c) FDR
(d) JCF

9. What happens when Khukov becomes the leader of Saturn?
(a) Khukov is assassinated and Karzhinov returns as leader of Saturn.
(b) The war apparatus and the false occupation of Ganymede are dismantled.
(c) Ganymede secedes from Saturn.
(d) Khukov betrays Hope and launches an attack on Jupiter.

10. Why does Hope go to Nyork?
(a) To deliver a speech.
(b) To campaign for his next election.
(c) To stop an attempt at revolution.
(d) To see his daughter.

11. Why is Hope unable to do business with the Latinos?
(a) He doesn't like them.
(b) He is busy changing the baby's diaper.
(c) He doesn't speak Spanish.
(d) They won't talk to him.

12. Who is Amber?
(a) Hope's secretary.
(b) Robertico's mother.
(c) Hope's gift from Khukov.
(d) Khukov's mistress.

13. Where is Pineleaf Bubble?
(a) Sitting on the surface of Mars.
(b) Floating in a sea of methane.
(c) Floating in the Jupiter atmosphere.
(d) Sitting in a crater on the moon.

14. Whom does Shelia help Hope contact?
(a) The living Lieutenant Commander Repro.
(b) The reincarnated Hubris.
(c) The dead Lieutenant Commander Repro.
(d) The dead Hubris.

15. Why does Hope not want to talk to Megan during the Ganymede crisis?
(a) He is too busy to take a personal call.
(b) He fears that she will reject him for attacking Ganymede.
(c) He can not afford the reminder of his tenderness and humanity.
(d) He suspects that she might be the one leaking information to Saturn.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the author choose to write this book as a journal, giving credit to an "editor" in the book?

2. How does the Jupiter population feel about Hope's apparent act of war?

3. What does Admiral Khukov's call tell Hope?

4. What news do Emerald and Mondy bring Hope?

5. What type of government does Ganymede have?

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