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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Orbits 10 through 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following does the novel juxtapose with exhilaration?
(a) Despair.
(b) Anxiety.
(c) Anger.
(d) Depression.

2. In the novel, the life of the universe is compressed into a year. In that year, on what day did the dinosaurs go extinct?
(a) Boxing Day.
(b) Christmas.
(c) New Year’s Eve.
(d) Michaelmas.

3. At what time does Shaun first wake in the novel?
(a) 6am.
(b) 12pm.
(c) 12am.
(d) 6pm.

4. What maker of watch is reported among the station crew?
(a) Rolex.
(b) Omega.
(c) Timex.
(d) Apple.

5. Which of the following appears to the station?
(a) Santiago.
(b) Temuco.
(c) Antofagasta.
(d) Linares.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the novel gloss “zabudem, ladno”?

2. Shaun has trouble recalling the boundaries of what country?

3. Which birds are observed by the Antarctic researchers in the novel?

4. Whom does the novel credit with designing the map at its beginning?

5. Where will the ashes of Chie’s mother be spread?

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