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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. Which exercise equipment does Roman use?
(a) Treadmill.
(b) Bike.
(c) Bench press.
(d) Rowing machine.

2. Over what body of water does the station pass?
(a) Aral Sea.
(b) Kara Sea.
(c) Sea of Marmara.
(d) Sea of Okhotsk.

3. At the beginning of the novel, how many days has Roman been in space on his current mission?
(a) 434.
(b) 4,320.
(c) 88.
(d) 540.

4. Which of the following did the station crew eat in celebration of the moon mission launching?
(a) Ice cream.
(b) Aspic.
(c) Custard.
(d) Jell-o.

5. Which exercise equipment does Pietro use?
(a) Treadmill.
(b) Bike.
(c) Rowing machine.
(d) Bench press.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is noted in the novel as a way to say “hello”?

2. At what time does the moon mission launch?

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

4. On what day of the week does the novel begin?

5. Shaun has trouble recalling the boundaries of what country?

Short Essay Questions

1. What cardiovascular effects are noted on the station crew?

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

3. Why does Chie have skin emollient?

4. Why does the fisherman not flee from the typhoon?

5. To what does the novel compare the experience of traveling from earth to the station?

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

7. What, per the novel, underlies the desire never to leave the station among its crew?

8. Why are the station crew advised to anchor themselves in time?

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

10. Why does Chie, in particular, hesitate to leave the station?

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