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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Orbits 6 through 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With which of the following does the novel begin?
(a) “Rotating about the earth in their spacecraft they are so together, and so alone, that even their thoughts, their internal mythologies, at times convene.”
(b) “So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.”
(c) “Its light is an ensemble of a trillion things which rally and unify for a few short moments before falling back into the rin-tin-tin and jumbled tumbling of static galactic woodwind rainforest trance of a wild and lilting world.”
(d) “Like the wingbeat of an immeasurably small bird.”

2. Approximately how many hours had Nell spent spacewalking with Pietro?
(a) 8.
(b) 7.
(c) 10.
(d) 9.

3. Over which of the following is the station noted to pass?
(a) Nanjing.
(b) Shanghai.
(c) Wuhan.
(d) Wenzhou.

4. Which of the following do station crew members note wishing for?
(a) Hot toddy.
(b) A string of pearls.
(c) Autumn leaves.
(d) April in Paris.

5. To which of the following does Nell credit her fixation on space travel?
(a) Atlantis.
(b) Challenger.
(c) Endeavor.
(d) Columbia.

Short Answer Questions

1. What maker of watch is reported among the station crew?

2. Which constellation does Roman notice?

3. To the treatment of what is Anton’s treatment of his experimental cells compared?

4. After what tool do station crew reach in vain?

5. In what month is the novel set?

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