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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In which of the following are station crew reported to have trained?
(a) Quarries.
(b) Canyons.
(c) Hills.
(d) Caves.

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

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

5. Which of the following is the *first* to arrive at the station?
(a) Pietro.
(b) Nell.
(c) Shaun.
(d) Roman.

6. Approximately how many miles above the earth is the station?
(a) 2,500.
(b) 25,000.
(c) 25.
(d) 250.

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

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

9. Over which of the following is the station noted to pass?
(a) Nuremberg.
(b) Leipzig.
(c) Dresden.
(d) Berlin.

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

11. 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) June 13.
(b) May 14.
(c) April 15.
(d) March 16.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. The station crew provide samples of what for the flight surgeon to analyze?

4. Which of the following is compared to the Pole Star?

5. In which of the following does Shaun recall hearing gibbons?

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