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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 does Jimmy do immediately before he jumps off of the 500-meter cliff to be rescued?
(a) Takes off his shirt and grasp it with his right hand.
(b) Drops a flower over the cliff.
(c) Drops a handkerchief over the cliff.
(d) Tosses a good luck stone over the cliff.

2. What is Commander Norton doing when his executive officer notifis him of a Triple-A priority message awaiting him?
(a) Helping Ernst dissect a spider-like creature.
(b) Dreaming about Mars.
(c) Exploring New York.
(d) Returning to shore on the Revolution.

3. What are the only items the explorers must bring to Rama?
(a) Air tanks, water, and thermosuits.
(b) Food, water, and thermosuits.
(c) Food, water, and airsuits.
(d) Water, food, and rebreathers.

4. What is a sticky-bomb?
(a) Freeze-dried food.
(b) A small bomb that sticks to its target.
(c) A microphone that sticks to Jimmy's uniform.
(d) A sphere the size of a baseball that plays out a thread.

5. Who goes with the Commander on the first EVA?
(a) Karl Mercer.
(b) James Pak.
(c) Boris Rodrigo.
(d) Joe Calvert.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Sita?

2. According to Chapter 1, what happens after the initial shock wore off in 2077?

3. How does the book describe the world's population at the end of the 21st century?

4. How does the Commander describe his impressions of Rama after reaching the plain?

5. When on top of the levee at the far side of the city, what concerns Norton?

(see the answer key)

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