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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many seconds less than someone on earth does a member of the station crew age in six months?
(a) 0.07.
(b) 0.007.
(c) 0.7.
(d) 7.

2. Approximately how many months long is each crew member’s mission?
(a) 12.
(b) 3.
(c) 9.
(d) 6.

3. To what time are the station’s clocks set?
(a) US Eastern Time.
(b) International Atomic Time.
(c) Greenwich Meridian Time.
(d) Coordinated Universal Time.

4. In what month is the novel set?
(a) September.
(b) November.
(c) October.
(d) December.

5. Where does Roman live?
(a) St. Petersburg.
(b) Kazin.
(c) Yekaterinburg.
(d) Moscow.

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

7. At what time of day does the novel begin?
(a) 10:15 a.m.
(b) 10:15 p.m.
(c) 4:15 p.m.
(d) 4:15 a.m.

8. Which of the following do station crew members note wishing for?
(a) Hot toddy.
(b) A string of pearls.
(c) Autumn leaves.
(d) April in Paris.

9. How wide is the spectrometer’s survey area?
(a) 70mm.
(b) 70mi.
(c) 70km.
(d) 70ft.

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

11. At the beginning of the novel, how many days has Roman been in space on his current mission?
(a) 4,320.
(b) 88.
(c) 434.
(d) 540.

12. At what time does Shaun first wake in the novel?
(a) 6pm.
(b) 12am.
(c) 12pm.
(d) 6am.

13. Approximately how many miles is the moon from the earth in the novel?
(a) 350,000.
(b) 300,000.
(c) 200,000.
(d) 250,000.

14. How many orbits does the station make of the earth in a day?
(a) 16.
(b) 18.
(c) 12.
(d) 14.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is noted in the novel as a way to say “hello”?

2. Which of the following does Shaun see when he first wakes in the novel?

3. In what year did Collins take his photograph?

4. At what temperature are Anton’s experimental cells kept?

5. Which of the following was fed to the moon mission astronauts on their last night on earth?

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