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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. The feedstock Xymos uses in their fabrication process is actually what?
(a) Trash metal.
(b) Chemically created material.
(c) Human material.
(d) Raw organic material.

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

3. What does Julia look like after the swarm leaves her body?
(a) She looks like a young woman.
(b) She looks like an alien.
(c) She looks like an old woman.
(d) She looks like a cadaver.

4. What stage does Jack think that nanotechnology is still in?
(a) The year 2000 stage.
(b) The Kitty Hawk stage.
(c) The WWII stage.
(d) The Da Vinci stage.

5. Why can the team not find the swarm at night?
(a) It disappears.
(b) It dies.
(c) It hides.
(d) It camouflages.

Short Answer Questions

1. What time is the sun supposed to set on Day 6?

2. Which character is the first to die to the swarm?

3. How does Jack feel when he learns the truth about the Xymos manufacturing process?

4. Who does the team think they see outside of the facility when they are eating dinner?

5. Which process is Xymos's molecule manufacturing the closest to?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why is the swarm self-sustaining?

3. How does Jack find out that the swarm release into the desert was intentional?

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

5. Why does the team in the desert take refuge in the storage unit?

6. Why is the team safest in the desert when the wind speed is high?

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

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

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

10. How does Jack react when he realizes that Xymos is using bacteria to create molecules?

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