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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 objects of entertainment can be found in the lounge of the Xymos fabrication building?
(a) A foosball table and decks of cards.
(b) A pool table and a snack machine.
(c) A pinball machine and video game console.
(d) A few magazines and a television.

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

3. Who lied about the video playback?
(a) Ricky.
(b) Vince.
(c) Julia.
(d) Mae.

4. Who shares Jack's hiding spot with him when the team gets stuck outside the isotope storage unit?
(a) Ricky.
(b) Rosie.
(c) Mae.
(d) Charley.

5. Who panics and starts crying first when the swarm is near?
(a) David.
(b) Jack.
(c) Rosie.
(d) Charley.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where are the isotopes being held at the Xymos facility?

2. What object does Jack lose in one of the explosions out in the desert on Day 6?

3. Which three characters survive the initial encounter with the swarms?

4. How large was the logo the xenon atoms formed during the IBM experiment?

5. How long has the swarm been acting independently when Jack is brought in to work on the problem?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Jack suggest they drink the brown sludge that comes from the bacteria tanks?

2. How was the swarm able to evolve with Julia's help before Jack arrived at the facility?

3. Why does Jack suspect that Ricky is more involved with the swarms than he is admitting?

4. Why are Jack and the others unable to contact the outside world when they return to the facility on Day 7?

5. What happens when the three survivors take shelter in the cars?

6. What is Charley's health like when he joins the team for dinner on Day 6?

7. How is Mae able to cover up the truth from Julia when she comes in the room and asks what she and Jack are doing on Day 7?

8. What are Jack and Ricky discussing when the alarm goes off?

9. Why does the airlock not close when Jack pulls Charley's unconscious body inside?

10. Why does Mae request a second look at the dead rabbit?

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