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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What loss is so great that it was beyond all computation?
(a) The loss of beautiful dawns and sunsets all over the world.
(b) The loss of six hundred thousand people.
(c) The loss of resources and skills acquired during the twentieth century.
(d) The loss to art, to history, to science--and to the whole human race, for the rest of time.

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

3. How does the book describe the world's population at the end of the 21st century?
(a) Europe is more densely populated than fifty years earlier.
(b) The human race has spread from pole to pole.
(c) The human race is facing extinction from natural disasters.
(d) Cities in the northern hemisphere are sparsely populated.

4. What challenge occurs very soon after Jimmy is pulled into the Revolution?
(a) An earthquake triggers a tidal wave.
(b) Fireworks dance around the horns.
(c) Jimmy swallows a lot of poisonous water.
(d) The flower falls in the water.

5. How many wives does Commander Norton have?
(a) None.
(b) Three.
(c) Two.
(d) One.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is constructed from six empty storage drums held together by a light metal framework?

3. Dr. Ernst cautioned Jimmy Pak to avoid something while on the trip with Dragonfly. What?

4. Where is Jimmy trying to land the Dragonfly in order to assure his survival?

5. How does Commander Norton feel about landing on Rama?

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