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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From which of the following does a member of the station crew hail?
(a) Olympia.
(b) Seattle.
(c) Walla Walla.
(d) Tacoma.

2. Who cleans the Russian toilet?
(a) Anton.
(b) Pietro.
(c) Shaun.
(d) Roman.

3. Which of the following does the novel juxtapose with rapture?
(a) Despair.
(b) Anger.
(c) Depression.
(d) Anxiety.

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

5. What does Pietro assert is the subject of Las Meninas?
(a) The dog.
(b) The queen.
(c) The king.
(d) The artist.

6. Where does Nell note her spacesuit chafes?
(a) Knees.
(b) Ankles.
(c) Elbows.
(d) Wrists.

7. What maker of watch is reported among the station crew?
(a) Omega.
(b) Rolex.
(c) Apple.
(d) Timex.

8. From which of the following does a member of the station crew hail?
(a) Volgograd.
(b) Vyborg.
(c) St. Petersburg.
(d) Kaliningrad.

9. Which of the following does the novel juxtapose with exhilaration?
(a) Anxiety.
(b) Despair.
(c) Depression.
(d) Anger.

10. Which of the following do Roman and Anton have in their stores?
(a) Olives.
(b) Avocados.
(c) Tomatoes.
(d) Grapes.

11. In what season had Therese’s husband died?
(a) Spring.
(b) Summer.
(c) Autumn.
(d) Winter.

12. Which of the following do Roman and Anton have in their stores?
(a) Ukha.
(b) Okroshka.
(c) Shchi.
(d) Borsch.

13. In the novel, the life of the universe is compressed into a year. In that year, on what date is the Milky Way formed?
(a) April 15.
(b) March 16.
(c) May 14.
(d) June 13.

14. To what fruit does Anton compare his lump?
(a) Raspberry.
(b) Grape.
(c) Cherry.
(d) Kumquat.

15. Which of the following epithets is applied to humanity?
(a) The saints of surfing.
(b) The singers of songs.
(c) The sawyers of sausages.
(d) The slayers of snakes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color square is used to test the station crew’s sense of time?

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

3. To which of the following is cosmic radiation compared?

4. Which of the following sleeps with a smile?

5. Which of the following does Chie list as maddening?

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