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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. Over which of the following is the station noted to pass?
(a) Cape Horn.
(b) Cape of Good Hope.
(c) Cape Canaveral.
(d) Cape Fear.

2. In the novel, the life of the universe is compressed into a year. In that year, which of the following happens in the final second of the year?
(a) Pluto.
(b) Uranus.
(c) Neptune.
(d) Ammonite.

3. To what does the novel compare the emergence of daylight?
(a) Trumpets.
(b) Saxophones.
(c) Cymbals.
(d) Ophicleides.

4. Over what mountain is the station noted to pass?
(a) K-2.
(b) Kilimanjaro.
(c) Everest.
(d) Denali.

5. For which of the following does Pietro look?
(a) Olympus.
(b) Etna.
(c) Mt. St. Helens.
(d) Vesuvius.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following do the station crew note missing?

2. Which of the following cities is noted as visible from the station?

3. Which of the following graces the wall of the Russian quarters?

4. In what month is the novel set?

5. Over which of the following is the station noted to pass?

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