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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which of the following had Nell’s husband sent up to the station?
(a) Coxcomb.
(b) Honeysuckle.
(c) Honeycomb.
(d) Chiclets.

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

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

5. To which of the following are the station crew compared by mission control?
(a) Birds.
(b) Dogs.
(c) Cats.
(d) Lizards.

6. Which of the following do the station crew note missing?
(a) Biscuits.
(b) Beignets.
(c) Fritters.
(d) Doughnuts.

7. Where will the ashes of Chie’s mother be spread?
(a) Shikoko.
(b) Kobe.
(c) Fukuyama.
(d) Miyazaki.

8. Over which of the following is the station noted to pass?
(a) Montreal.
(b) Toronto.
(c) Windsor.
(d) Ottawa.

9. In the novel, the life of the universe is compressed into a year. In that year, on what day did the dinosaurs go extinct?
(a) Boxing Day.
(b) New Year’s Eve.
(c) Michaelmas.
(d) Christmas.

10. To which of the following is Pietro compared?
(a) Buzz Lightyear.
(b) James T. Kirk.
(c) Buck Rogers.
(d) Luke Skywalker.

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

12. Over which desert is the station noted to pass?
(a) Gobi.
(b) Katpana.
(c) Cholistan.
(d) Karakum.

13. From which of the following does a member of the station crew hail?
(a) London.
(b) York.
(c) Cambridge.
(d) Canterbury.

14. From which of the following does a member of the station crew hail?
(a) Naples.
(b) Bologna.
(c) Rome.
(d) Venice.

15. Over which of the following is the station noted to pass?
(a) Cape Horn.
(b) Cape of Good Hope.
(c) Cape Canaveral.
(d) Cape Fear.

Short Answer Questions

1. What piece of equipment does Nell install with Pietro?

2. Where does Nell note her spacesuit chafes?

3. To which of the following does the novel compare a sunrise?

4. Over which country is the station noted to pass?

5. From which of the following does a member of the station crew hail?

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