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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following does Shaun report having had on a poster?
(a) Atlantis.
(b) Challenger.
(c) Endeavor.
(d) Columbia.

2. How many people crew the moon mission?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 6.
(d) 8.

3. Whom does the novel credit with designing the map at its beginning?
(a) Dan Franklin.
(b) Yaro Savelyeva.
(c) Samantha Harvey.
(d) Emma Lopes.

4. At what time does the moon mission launch?
(a) 5 a.m.
(b) 11 p.m.
(c) 11 a.m.
(d) 5 p.m.

5. On what orbit does the station manage to see the least trace of life on earth?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 1.

6. At what temperature are Anton’s experimental cells kept?
(a) 34°.
(b) 40°.
(c) 37°.
(d) 43°.

7. In what shape is the station arranged?
(a) T.
(b) H.
(c) A.
(d) O.

8. What do the station crew note eating in space?
(a) Pörkölt.
(b) Chicken cassoulet.
(c) Beef pot pie.
(d) Seafood gumbo.

9. Which of the following does Chie list as reassuring?
(a) Cucumbers.
(b) Chayote.
(c) Pumpkins.
(d) Zucchini.

10. On what day of the week had Chie reported her mother’s death to hew crewmates?
(a) Friday.
(b) Saturday.
(c) Monday.
(d) Sunday.

11. In what year did Collins take his photograph?
(a) 1970.
(b) 1968.
(c) 1967.
(d) 1969.

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

13. Which constellation does Roman notice?
(a) Seven Sisters.
(b) Sagittarius.
(c) Scorpius.
(d) Boötes.

14. What kind of atlas does Shaun note?
(a) Rand McNally.
(b) Collins Bartholomew.
(c) Oxford.
(d) Geographia.

15. What sweet does Anton favor?
(a) Zefir.
(b) Lastochka.
(c) Alenka.
(d) Korovka.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what month is the novel set?

2. Which of the following becomes more likely for a station crew member than a person on earth?

3. With which of the following does the novel begin?

4. For which of the following does Pietro look?

5. Who is the artist of Las Meninas?

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