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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following sleeps with a smile?
(a) Nell.
(b) Roman.
(c) Pietro.
(d) Shaun.

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

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

4. To which of the following is cosmic radiation compared?
(a) Little boys.
(b) Puppy-dogs’ tails.
(c) Snakes.
(d) Snails.

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

6. 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) New Year’s Eve.
(b) Boxing Day.
(c) Christmas.
(d) Michaelmas.

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

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

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

10. 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) June 13.
(d) May 14.

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

12. Which of the following do the station crew note missing?
(a) Roast potatoes.
(b) Deviled ham.
(c) Roast beef.
(d) Fried potatoes.

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

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

15. Over what salt flats is the station noted to pass?
(a) Laguna Salada.
(b) Tunisian.
(c) Salar de Uyuni.
(d) Bonneville.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following graces the wall of the Russian quarters?

2. In which state does the novel remark Armstrong and Aldrin trained?

3. In which of the following are station crew reported to have trained?

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

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

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