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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 24-30.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many asteroids are being discovered by PROJECT SPACEGUARD by the year 2130?
(a) A thousand in 120 years.
(b) Five a month.
(c) Twelve a day.
(d) Two hundred a year.

2. What happens at the sixth small spike?
(a) Jimmy's homing beacon goes dead.
(b) Audio transmissions to Hub Control is garbled.
(c) Jimmy starts counting and can't stop.
(d) Jimmy's eyesight becomes distorted.

3. Norton compares New York to what on Earth?
(a) The Empire State Building.
(b) A steel plant.
(c) A storage depot.
(d) A giant chemical processing plant.

4. How many members of the United Planets are there?
(a) Ten.
(b) Nine.
(c) Six.
(d) Twelve.

5. Why is Baked Alaska mentioned in Chapter 14?
(a) Because it is a favorite at U.P. banquets.
(b) Because Baked Alaska is the most complicated dessert the Simps can make.
(c) Because it is a reminder of Earth.
(d) Because Rama is hot on the outside and cold on the inside, like a Baked Alaska dessert,

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Chapter 24, what is smuggled on board the Endeavour?

2. What catches Jimmy's eye amongst the trellis of wires and rods?

3. When the pillbox-shaped structure starts to move, it looks like what object?

4. Why does the statement, "Someone is walking over your grave," come to Jimmy's mind as he starts the return trip to the Hub?

5. Where is Dr. Bose born?

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