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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. Why is the structure in the main fabrication building so bright?
(a) It is painted with glitter.
(b) It is made of diamonds.
(c) It is built of micro mirrors.
(d) It is covered in diamond coating.

2. Does Charley ever recover from his injuries?
(a) No.
(b) A little.
(c) He has no injuries.
(d) Yes.

3. Which process is Xymos's molecule manufacturing the closest to?
(a) Computer programming.
(b) Genetic engineering.
(c) Web engineering.
(d) Nanotechnology.

4. Why is Jack's voice hoarse when he talks to Julia on Day 7?
(a) Because the swarm damaged his vocal chords.
(b) Because he was screaming too much.
(c) Because he burned his vocal chords.
(d) Because he is sick.

5. Why does Jack make his children drink the virus?
(a) To teach them.
(b) To punish them.
(c) To tease them.
(d) To protect them.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the half-life of Selenium?

2. What is the one thing that the swarm fears?

3. Who plants to go back out into the desert at night on Day 6?

4. Why does Jack tell Julia to contact the Army on Day 7?

5. How many volts of electricity are used to cool the doughnut-like structure Ricky shows Jack?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Julia look like after Jack manages to separate the swarm from her body?

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

4. How is the manufactured swarm able to fly?

5. Whom do Jack and Mae see on the security tape? What are the people on the tape doing?

6. Where do Jack, Mae, and Bobby find Rosie's body when they go back outside on Day 6?

7. Why is the swarm self-sustaining?

8. What does the swarm look like when Jack first sees it?

9. Who does Jack see the swarm mimic when he is inside their nest?

10. Why does Jack have a hard time believing that the swarm is capable of eating its prey?

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