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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the beginning of the novel, how many days has Roman been in space total?
(a) 88.
(b) 4,320.
(c) 434.
(d) 540.

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

3. To whose music does Pietro listen?
(a) Benny Goodman.
(b) Duke Ellington.
(c) Glenn Miller.
(d) Count Basie.

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

5. Which of the following shows itself to Roman when he first wakes in the novel?
(a) Durban.
(b) Bloemfontein.
(c) Pretoria.
(d) Cape Town.

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

7. Shaun has trouble recalling the boundaries of what country?
(a) Montenegro.
(b) North Macedonia.
(c) Croatia.
(d) Slovenia.

8. Which of the following is noted in the novel as a way to say “hello”?
(a) Maacissee.
(b) Aloha.
(c) Guten Morgen.
(d) Ciao.

9. On what island had Pietro honeymooned?
(a) Samar.
(b) St. Croix.
(c) Maui.
(d) Fiji.

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

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

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

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

14. Which of the following did the station crew eat in celebration of the moon mission launching?
(a) Cherry crumble.
(b) Peach cobbler.
(c) Carrot cake.
(d) Apple pie.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the station crew note eating in space?

2. At the beginning of the novel, how many days has Roman been in space on his current mission?

3. How many orbits does the station make of the earth in a day?

4. Which of the following does Shaun report having had on a poster?

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

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