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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At what time do the station crew wake after watching their movie?
(a) 7:30 p.m.
(b) 1:30 p.m.
(c) 7:30 a.m.
(d) 1:30 a.m.

2. Over which of the following is the station noted to pass?
(a) Luanda.
(b) Libreville.
(c) Kinshasa.
(d) Pointe-Noire.

3. Which island is noted to suffer from the typhoon’s storm surge?
(a) Aguijan.
(b) Guam.
(c) Rota.
(d) Tinian.

4. To which of the following does Nell compare a spacewalk?
(a) Parachuting.
(b) Skateboarding.
(c) Surfing.
(d) Bungee-jumping.

5. In which of the following are station crew reported to have trained?
(a) Jungles.
(b) Deserts.
(c) Tundra.
(d) Swamps.

6. What game do Roman and Anton play together?
(a) Rummy.
(b) Poker.
(c) Gin.
(d) Blackjack.

7. Which of the following epithets is applied to humanity?
(a) The bullies of bullocks.
(b) The ballast of bards.
(c) The bombards of bucks.
(d) The binders of books.

8. Which of the following is the *last* to arrive at the station?
(a) Chie.
(b) Nell.
(c) Pietro.
(d) Anton.

9. Which of the following is compared to the Pole Star?
(a) New York.
(b) Moscow.
(c) London.
(d) Tokyo.

10. Which of the following inspects the station’s bacteria filters?
(a) Shaun.
(b) Anton.
(c) Chie.
(d) Nell.

11. In what shape is the whistle the fisherman’s children give Pietro for his own child?
(a) Donkey.
(b) Ox.
(c) Camel.
(d) Elephant.

12. To which of the following does the novel compare a sunrise?
(a) A saber.
(b) A kukri.
(c) A scimitar.
(d) A katana.

13. Over which of the following is the station noted to pass?
(a) Rotterdam.
(b) Amsterdam.
(c) Zwolle.
(d) The Hague.

14. Which of the following does Chie list as maddening?
(a) Some dust in the wind.
(b) A kick in the head.
(c) A fly in the eye.
(d) A bird in the hand.

15. At what speed does the station fall?
(a) 17,000 kmph.
(b) 1,700 mph.
(c) 17,000 mph.
(d) 1,700 kmph.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. Which of the following does the novel juxtapose with rapture?

3. Approximately how many miles above the earth is the station?

4. What does Pietro assert is the subject of Las Meninas?

5. In the novel, the life of the universe is compressed into a year. In that year, on what day did the dinosaurs go extinct?

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