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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. What does Fallom say Bliss asked Trevize to do?
(a) play with Fallom
(b) show Fallom the bridge
(c) wash Fallom
(d) teach Fallom their language

2. What does Fallom try to do with the computer?
(a) tell it to take her home
(b) tell it to return to Gaia
(c) tell it to examine the radioactive planet for signs it might not be Earth
(d) tell it to use all available data to create a theory of Earth's location

3. According to Bander, why have records of early settlers been destroyed?
(a) The Solarians believe that keeping records of the past would cause their doom.
(b) The records were destoryed on accident.
(c) The Solarians are revulsed by the early history.
(d) The records were destroyed to hide a secret.

4. What do the travelers think people of Solaria and New Earth are most concerned with?
(a) protecting their ways of life
(b) irradicating competing cultures
(c) keeping enough resources for themselves
(d) taking over other cultures

5. What is Bliss afraid of, if she reveals the truth about Bander's death?
(a) Fallom's reaction
(b) being arrested
(c) Pelorat's reaction
(d) Trevize's reaction

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose theory do the travelers use to try to plot Earth's location?

2. What does Trevize tell Bliss to do with the child?

3. What is the first difference Trevize notes between their next destination planet and the ones they've visited?

4. What do Trevize and Pelorat use to kill the growth?

5. What does Hiroko think of Bliss' clothing?

Short Essay Questions

1. What reason does Pelorat think Bliss has for taking Fallom with them?

2. What is Trevize's reasoning for continuing to search for information about Earth, now that he's found the planet and sees that it's radioactive?

3. What aspects of the environment on New Earth affect the people's culture?

4. What does Trevize wish he could do when he finds the Earth is radioactive?

5. How does Trevize feel about Fallom?

6. Why can't Fallom accompany the travelers onto the planet?

7. Describe the meals on New Earth.

8. Why does Trevize think Bander explains about Solaria to the travelers?

9. Why was Bliss able to successfully overpower Bander?

10. Why is Bliss annoyed with Trevize for setting off the computer's alarm?

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