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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. What piece of equipment does Nell install with Pietro?
(a) Tachometer.
(b) Thermometer.
(c) Dosimeter.
(d) Spectrometer.

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

3. From which of the following does a member of the station crew hail?
(a) Osaka.
(b) Yokohama.
(c) Tokyo.
(d) Nagoya.

4. Which of the following is noted in the novel as a way to say “hello”?
(a) Zdraste.
(b) Aingai.
(c) Saluton.
(d) Namaste.

5. Which of the following does Shaun eat for lunch?
(a) Turkey.
(b) Brisket.
(c) Ribs.
(d) Pulled pork.

Short Answer Questions

1. To which of the following does the novel compare a sunrise?

2. Approximately how many miles is the moon from the earth in the novel?

3. Which of the following does Shaun think will know more about the future of humanity than he?

4. What does Pietro assert is the subject of Las Meninas?

5. In the novel, the life of the universe is compressed into a year. In that year, on what day did the dinosaurs go extinct?

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