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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why were there many photographs taken of New York?
(a) To prove the team visited New York.
(b) To look at the images for missed patterns.
(c) To make a jigsaw puzzle.
(d) To use to construct an accurate scale model of the city.

2. What knocks over the equipment left behind at evacuation from hurricanes?
(a) Simps.
(b) An earthquake.
(c) A mysterious presence.
(d) The wind.

3. When exploring the first city, to simplify the task, only what percentage is to be examined?
(a) One-eigth.
(b) One-half.
(c) One-ninth.
(d) One-third.

4. What is strange about the large crab-like creature that JImmy sees after he crashes?
(a) The creature does not notice him.
(b) The creature moves very quickly.
(c) The creature looks like it could be a hallucination.
(d) The creature is brightly colored.

5. In Chapter 17, what makes the sound that wakes the whole camp?
(a) Ice sheets breaking up.
(b) An earthquake.
(c) Storm-force winds.
(d) Driving rain drumming on the metal structures.

6. What word can be used to describe the spider-like creature that the explorers encounter while watching the evening news?
(a) Methodical.
(b) Skittish.
(c) Dumb.
(d) Playful.

7. What is constructed from six empty storage drums held together by a light metal framework?
(a) The Resolution.
(b) A raft.
(c) The Cook.
(d) A pontoon boat.

8. What is thrown down the face of the cliff after midnight by Pieter Rousseau?
(a) A telescope.
(b) A scalpel to be used for dissection.
(c) A tube of toothpaste.
(d) A small can labeled, "concentrated orange juice."

9. 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) Returning to shore on the Revolution.
(c) Dreaming about Mars.
(d) Exploring New York.

10. Why does the statement, "Someone is walking over your grave," come to Jimmy's mind as he starts the return trip to the Hub?
(a) He senses that the Commander is displeased with him.
(b) He feels very serious.
(c) He knows he's as good as dead if he is too slow to return.
(d) He has a curious feeling of foreboding.

11. What catches Jimmy's eye amongst the trellis of wires and rods?
(a) A snake.
(b) A sheath of feathers.
(c) A butterfly.
(d) A speck of color.

12. What is the justification the Ambassador from Mercury gives for dispatching a high-energy nuclear device to Rama?
(a) Hermians are more intelligent and know best.
(b) Hermians have the most military training.
(c) A space treaty entitles Mercury to act unilaterally.
(d) A space treaty entitles Mercury to protect their solar space.

13. Dr. Ernst cautioned Jimmy Pak to avoid something while on the trip with Dragonfly. What?
(a) Avoid getting hungry.
(b) Avoid overexertion.
(c) Avoid getting a sunburn.
(d) Avoid crashing.

14. What do the explorers hear as they reach the fourth level?
(a) A waterfall.
(b) Waves.
(c) Thunder.
(d) Ice cracking.

15. On the ascent back to the Endeavour, who is the last to leave the plain on Rama?
(a) Mercer.
(b) Rodrigo.
(c) Norton.
(d) Ernst.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many members are there in the United Planets?

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

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

4. In Chapter 28, who is Jimmy being compared to?

5. As Norton pulls himself up the last hundred meters of the ladder, what is forming in the interior of Rama?

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