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

2. To which of the following is the sun compared?
(a) A dragon.
(b) A leviathan.
(c) A griffin.
(d) A phoenix.

3. Therese asks Roman if he ever feels what?
(a) Exuberant.
(b) Crestfallen.
(c) Exhausted.
(d) Coruscating.

4. What color square is used to test the station crew’s sense of time?
(a) Green.
(b) Red.
(c) Blue.
(d) Yellow.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following do the station crew note missing?

2. Which of the following is the *first* to arrive at the station?

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

4. Approximately how many hours had Nell spent spacewalking with Pietro?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Nell find when vacuuming the air vents?

2. Why does the nighttime view of the earth attract the station crew’s attention?

3. To what does Roman ascribe the feeling of déjà vu station crew have for spacewalking?

4. Why are the station crew glad surveillance is stopped at night?

5. Why had Nell’s husband sent her food?

6. Why is the southern tip of Spain reflective?

7. Why do the station crew eschew reading the news?

8. Why do station crew retrieve orbital litter?

9. What does the novel posit as the fate of the earth?

10. Why do the station crew disregard the signs restricting toilet use on the station?

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