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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With which of the following does Chapter 11 begin?
(a) “Of course the opposition was laying for her.”
(b) “It’s a beautiful April day in Playalinda, Florida, not far from Cape Canaveral.”
(c) “The service-and-delivery structure beside Eagle Heavy is a crisscross latticework of steel beams housing a huge open elevator.”
(d) “Eight men and two women walk in a line along the right side of the Tet control center.”

2. In which town do the Brighams live?
(a) Fort Walton Beach.
(b) Niceville.
(c) Valparaiso.
(d) Destin.

3. With which of the following does Chapter 5 begin?
(a) “Time in training has been slow.”
(b) “But not as big as this one, Gwendy thinks as the roar of the engines increases to a bellow.”
(c) “Gwendy seats herself between Bankole and Patel.”
(d) “This is the third time the button box has come into Gwendy Peterson’s life.”

4. In what year did Gwendy run for Senate?
(a) 2015.
(b) 2019.
(c) 2017.
(d) 2013.

5. With which of the following does Chapter 1 begin?
(a) “Eight men and two women walk in a line along the right side of the Tet control center.”
(b) “At the top of the gantry there’s a large white room where the space travelers stand, arms raised and doing slow pirouettes, as a disinfecting spray that smells suspiciously like bleach wafts over them.”
(c) “The service-and-delivery structure beside Eagle Heavy is a crisscross latticework of steel beams housing a huge open elevator.”
(d) “It’s a beautiful April day in Playalinda, Florida, not far from Cape Canaveral.”

6. How old is Gwendy at the beginning of the novel?
(a) 56.
(b) 64.
(c) 72.
(d) 48.

7. How many steps lead to the elevator to the launch vehicle?
(a) 6.
(b) 0.
(c) 9.
(d) 3.

8. Of what does Gwendy note Adesh smells?
(a) Betel nut.
(b) Garlic.
(c) Cinnamon.
(d) Curry.

9. To what does Gwendy compare the sensation of microgravity?
(a) Roller coaster.
(b) Tilt-a-whirl.
(c) Bumper cars.
(d) Flying swings.

10. With which of the following does Chapter 4 begin?
(a) “Time in training has been slow.”
(b) “At the top of the gantry there’s a large white room where the space travelers stand, arms raised and doing slow pirouettes, as a disinfecting spray that smells suspiciously like bleach wafts over them.”
(c) “This is the third time the button box has come into Gwendy Peterson’s life.”
(d) “Gwendy seats herself between Bankole and Patel.”

11. With whom of the following does Norris confer in the Castle Rock Sheriff’s Department?
(a) Ryan Brown.
(b) Brian Gardner.
(c) Gerry Keele.
(d) Bryan Adams.

12. What is the name of Adesh's wife?
(a) Srihani.
(b) Daksha.
(c) Aadhaya.
(d) Maya.

13. What is the name of Gwendy's insurance contact?
(a) Jeff Lynn.
(b) Gerry Keele.
(c) Brian Gardner.
(d) Frederick Lynn.

14. What industry does Magowan promise to restore in Maine?
(a) Canning.
(b) Drilling.
(c) Textiles.
(d) Mining.

15. With which of the following does Chapter 6 begin?
(a) “Time in training has been slow.”
(b) “But not as big as this one, Gwendy thinks as the roar of the engines increases to a bellow.”
(c) “After Pete Riley’s visit, Gwendy began to read up on Paul Magowan, the Republican junior senator from Maine.”
(d) “This is the third time the button box has come into Gwendy Peterson’s life.”

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is the first to speak to Gwendy in the novel?

2. With which of the following does Chapter 12 begin?

3. How many days does the flight crew spend in quarantine before boarding the spacecraft?

4. To which of the following is Gwendy compared?

5. With which of the following does Chapter 13 begin?

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