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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 31-38.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Hub Control monitor Jimmy's altitude?
(a) To help Jimmy stay above the storm clouds.
(b) To help Jimmy avoid lightening.
(c) To help Jimmy stay near the zero gravity of the axis.
(d) To help Jimmy stay visible to Hub Control.

2. Why had Commander Norton once fallen in love with a Hermian woman, but did not marry her?
(a) The girl broke Commander Norton's heart.
(b) People from Earth do not have automatic citizenship on Mercury.
(c) Commander Norton is only allowed two wives at a time.
(d) Hermians disapproved of marriage with anyone from outside the orbit of Venus.

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

4. What happens as Jimmy backs away through the framework?
(a) The plant is retreating into the ground.
(b) The opening in the framework is closing.
(c) The feathers melt like snow.
(d) The snake is crawling back into its hole.

5. In Chapter 16, what is the Commander ignoring because it seems insignificant?
(a) Noise.
(b) Darkness.
(c) Wind.
(d) Temperature change.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is a cloud of vapor sent toward Rama?

2. What challenge occurs very soon after Jimmy is pulled into the Revolution?

3. According to Chapter 11, with whom does the Commander have a brief romantic encounter?

4. When exploring the first city, to simplify the task, only what percentage is to be examined?

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

(see the answer key)

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