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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Orbits 14 through 16 and Back Matter.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which exercise equipment does Pietro use?
(a) Bench press.
(b) Bike.
(c) Treadmill.
(d) Rowing machine.

2. From which of the following does a member of the station crew hail?
(a) Rome.
(b) Naples.
(c) Bologna.
(d) Venice.

3. To which of the following is Krikalev compared?
(a) Zuccone.
(b) Mona Lisa.
(c) Castiglione.
(d) David.

4. Therese asks Roman if he ever feels what?
(a) Crestfallen.
(b) Coruscating.
(c) Exuberant.
(d) Exhausted.

5. From which of the following had station crew left earth?
(a) Kazakhstan.
(b) Kyrgyzstan.
(c) Turkmenistan.
(d) Afghanistan.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the novel gloss the term Las Meninas?

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

3. Which of the following do station crew members note wishing for?

4. What is the primary direction of the station’s orbit?

5. Which of the following shows itself to Roman when he first wakes in the novel?

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