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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many smaller spikes surround the immense central spike?
(a) Five.
(b) Nine.
(c) Six.
(d) Four.

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

3. 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 has a curious feeling of foreboding.
(b) He feels very serious.
(c) He knows he's as good as dead if he is too slow to return.
(d) He senses that the Commander is displeased with him.

4. If the Hermian bomb is detonated, what creates the biggest problem for the survival of the Endeavour?
(a) The gamma-ray flash.
(b) Space wind.
(c) Radiation.
(d) The fragments of Rama.

5. Why does Sergeant Barns throw out the Resolution's anchor?
(a) To keep the boat stationary.
(b) To break up the sea foam around the boat.
(c) To test the depth of the water under the boat.
(d) To give Jimmy a way to climb into the boat.

6. What maneuver is Jimmy unsure of how to perform with Dragonfly?
(a) Evasive maneuvers.
(b) Landing.
(c) Cruising.
(d) Take off.

7. 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) Tosses a good luck stone over the cliff.
(c) Drops a flower over the cliff.
(d) Drops a handkerchief over the cliff.

8. According to Chapter 25, under what conditions does Dragonfly handle the best?
(a) Cold temperatures.
(b) No wind.
(c) Higher altitudes.
(d) Lower altitudes.

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

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

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

12. What happens at the sixth small spike?
(a) Jimmy's homing beacon goes dead.
(b) Audio transmissions to Hub Control is garbled.
(c) Jimmy's eyesight becomes distorted.
(d) Jimmy starts counting and can't stop.

13. What instruction is given to Jimmy regarding his entry into the water?
(a) Stiffen your body, feet locked together.
(b) Exhale to get all the air out of your lungs.
(c) Curl up into a ball.
(d) Close your eyes.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What word can be used to describe the spider-like creature that the explorers encounter while watching the evening news?

2. What is the "striking parallel" between Rama and terrestrial zoology, according to the Ambassador from Mars?

3. There is speculation that New York gets its raw materials from where?

4. According to Chapter 37, Mercury sends a missile to Rama, which stops fifty kilometers from Rama to do what?

5. Who is in charge of the Endeavour while Norton receives the Triple-A message?

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