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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. According to the Ambassador from Mercury, what did everyone fail to consider about Rama?
(a) The possibility of nonbiological survival on Rama.
(b) That Rama can be mined for raw materials.
(c) That Rama is really a comet.
(d) That there is oxygen on Rama.

6. Where is Jimmy trying to land the Dragonfly in order to assure his survival?
(a) On land.
(b) Near the Resolution.
(c) In New York.
(d) Near the axis.

7. What does Jimmy grab off of the back of the crab-like creature?
(a) Food and drink.
(b) A communicator.
(c) A backpack.
(d) A map.

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

9. Mercer suggests that New York is intended to make what?
(a) Raw materials.
(b) A breathable atmosphere.
(c) Ramans.
(d) Promordial soup.

10. 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.

11. What creatures start disassembling the broken monster in the Cylindrical Sea?
(a) Lobster-like creatures.
(b) Starfish-like creatures.
(c) Crab-like creatures.
(d) Coral-like creatures.

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

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

14. Who wants to examine the spider-like creature?
(a) Norton.
(b) Calvert.
(c) Ernst.
(d) Rodrigo.

15. Why is the color of the Cylindrical Sea different?
(a) A reflection from the buildings changes the color.
(b) Lack of oxygen in the water smothered the organic compounds in the water.
(c) The intensity of the artificial light changes the color.
(d) The organic soup has evolved into life.

Short Answer Questions

1. Hub Control diagnoses the problem at the sixth small spike as resulting from what?

2. In Chapter 26, what potential danger concerns Jimmy as he begins his adventure?

3. What scenery does Jimmy encounter as he walks?

4. Why had Commander Norton once fallen in love with a Hermian woman, but did not marry her?

5. According to Chapter 25, under what conditions does Dragonfly handle the best?

(see the answer keys)

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