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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Approximately how many months long is each crew member’s mission?
(a) 6.
(b) 12.
(c) 3.
(d) 9.

2. How many continents does the novel note the station can expect to see in a day?
(a) 3.
(b) 7.
(c) 1.
(d) 5.

3. To whose music does Pietro listen?
(a) Duke Ellington.
(b) Count Basie.
(c) Benny Goodman.
(d) Glenn Miller.

4. Over which of the following is the station noted to pass?
(a) Wuhan.
(b) Wenzhou.
(c) Shanghai.
(d) Nanjing.

5. Which birds are observed by the Antarctic researchers in the novel?
(a) Terns.
(b) Penguins.
(c) Albatrosses.
(d) Ostriches.

Short Answer Questions

1. What sweet does Anton favor?

2. How many connecting modules compose the station?

3. Which of the following shows itself to Roman when he first wakes in the novel?

4. What is the primary direction of the station’s orbit?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the station boast a Happy Birthday banner?

2. How does Pietro regard being an astronaut?

3. What question does Shaun’s teacher ask about Las Meninas?

4. How does Shaun report watching the first moon landing?

5. Per the novel, why were the Voyager probes sent out?

6. Why does Chie have skin emollient?

7. How are the cells with which Anton and Roman work derived?

8. Why had the moon mission astronauts been treated to a special meal on their last night on earth?

9. Why is Anton persistently tired?

10. Why is Shaun not surprised his wife remembers their teacher’s discussion of Las Meninas?

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