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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jimmy do while circling New York?
(a) Look for signs of life.
(b) Rest.
(c) Try to understand the complexity of the panorama.
(d) Record video.

2. When explorers return after 48 hours, what surprise awaits on Rama?
(a) Fog.
(b) The intensity of the artificial light.
(c) A warmer atmosphere and breathable air.
(d) Tropical winds and humidity.

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

4. According to Chapter 36, who is on watch, sometimes for twelve hours at a time and, therefore, knows more about the geography of Rama than anyone?
(a) Jerry Kirchoff.
(b) Pieter Rousseau.
(c) Jimmy Pak.
(d) Ruby Barnes.

5. Why had Commander Norton once fallen in love with a Hermian woman, but did not marry her?
(a) Commander Norton is only allowed two wives at a time.
(b) The girl broke Commander Norton's heart.
(c) Hermians disapproved of marriage with anyone from outside the orbit of Venus.
(d) People from Earth do not have automatic citizenship on Mercury.

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

7. As Norton pulls himself up the last hundred meters of the ladder, what is forming in the interior of Rama?
(a) A volcano.
(b) An earthquake.
(c) A thunderstorm.
(d) Trade winds.

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

9. What is the nickname of the big spike that Jimmy explores?
(a) Spikey.
(b) Big Horn.
(c) Little Big Horn.
(d) The Spikemonster.

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

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

12. According to Chapter 18, how many "linear suns" switched on?
(a) Three.
(b) Six.
(c) Four.
(d) Eight.

13. What danger plays from the tip of Big Horn?
(a) Clouds of fog.
(b) Streamers of lightning.
(c) Strands of lava.
(d) Puffs of some strange gas.

14. What happens to Jimmy's sky-bike?
(a) Jimmy tries to repair it, to no avail.
(b) The crab-like creature disassembles it.
(c) Bits and pieces of the bike rain over the landscape.
(d) It falls into the Cylindrical Sea.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is the color of the Cylindrical Sea different?

2. What is thrown down the face of the cliff after midnight by Pieter Rousseau?

3. When exploring the first city, to simplify the task, only what percentage is to be examined?

4. Who seems to be the most concerned that Rama's secret mission is to dominate the solar system?

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

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