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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Julia go after she checks out of the hospital?
(a) To her house.
(b) To the store.
(c) To the Xymos fabrication compound.
(d) To the MediaTronics headquarters.

2. Who is in the room with the giant structure in the main fabrication building when Jack and Ricky arrive?
(a) Charley and Julia.
(b) Julia and Eric.
(c) David and Rosie.
(d) Rosie and Vince.

3. Why is creating assemblers complicated?
(a) They are very complex to make.
(b) They are too expensive to make.
(c) They are simple to make.
(d) They are inexpensive to make.

4. Which three characters survive the initial encounter with the swarms?
(a) Charley, David, and Mae.
(b) Jack, Mae, and Rosie.
(c) Ricky, Rosie, and Jack.
(d) Jack, Mae, and Charley.

5. What year did IBM push xenon atoms around to form their company logo?
(a) 1985.
(b) 2000.
(c) 1990.
(d) 1995.

6. Which part of Jack starts blistering?
(a) His legs.
(b) His back.
(c) His arm.
(d) His feet.

7. How does Charley chase off the swarm that invades his hiding place?
(a) He reflects light at it.
(b) He blows on it.
(c) He sprays it with isotopes.
(d) He smashes it.

8. Why does Jack tell Julia to contact the Army on Day 7?
(a) Because he does not trust Ricky.
(b) Because he wants them to destroy the facility.
(c) Because he is too tired to finish the job.
(d) Because he fears the swarms are not all dead.

9. What time is the sun supposed to set on Day 6?
(a) Around 5:30.
(b) Around 6:00.
(c) Around 4:00.
(d) Around 7:20.

10. What does Jack think it is safest for the group to do in the presence of the swarm?
(a) Split up.
(b) Jump in the air.
(c) Hide under a car.
(d) Stick together.

11. What do the survivors of the initial swarm attack take refuge in?
(a) Cars.
(b) Barrels.
(c) Sheds.
(d) Outhouses.

12. What does Jack suspect Ricky of doing?
(a) Teaching the swarm.
(b) Feeding the swarm.
(c) Withholding information.
(d) Communicating with the army.

13. What was the public's reaction to the IBM atom experiment?
(a) Confusion.
(b) Anger.
(c) Sadness.
(d) Excitement.

14. Who plants to go back out into the desert at night on Day 6?
(a) Jack.
(b) Mae.
(c) Ricky.
(d) Bobby.

15. How much electricity is generated by the field magnets in the main fabrication building?
(a) 33 Tesla.
(b) 48 Tesla.
(c) 15 Tesla.
(d) 10 Tesla.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character is the second to die to the swarm?

2. Who wanted to keep the swarm alive when it was suggested the first time that it should be destroyed?

3. Why do Julia, Ricky, Vince, and Bobby sleep with the lights on?

4. Why does Jack get angry with Julia and Ricky on Day 7?

5. At what time does the team venture back out into the desert on Day 6?

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