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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. There is speculation that New York gets its raw materials from where?
(a) From within the sealed buildings.
(b) The strong light source.
(c) The sea.
(d) The atmosphere.

2. What do the scavenger biots break down overnight, much to the dismay of Ruby Barnes?
(a) Debris that was stacked neatly on the outskirts of the camp.
(b) Most of the spider-like creatures.
(c) The artificial suns.
(d) The Resolution.

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

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

5. Who asks the Commander to send a priority message to the earth?
(a) Dr. Petera.
(b) Dr. Taylor.
(c) Laura Ernst.
(d) Boris Rodrigo.

6. What is the seating order of the delegates from the United Planets?
(a) In order by distance from the Sun.
(b) Alphabetically.
(c) In order by their population density.
(d) Informally, according to arrival and personal choice.

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

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

9. What scenery does Jimmy encounter as he walks?
(a) A field that looks like a gigantic game of checkers.
(b) Many giant squares containing materials of differing textures.
(c) A completely flat surface with no scenery.
(d) A path covered with woven wire.

10. What protects the explorers from falling off of the ladder when the lights go on?
(a) Zero gravity.
(b) Sticky boots.
(c) Space suits.
(d) Individual belt clips.

11. Where do the pieces of Jimmy's sky-bike end up?
(a) In one of the structures in New York.
(b) In a well.
(c) Back on board the Endeavour.
(d) In the Cylindrical Sea.

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

13. What is the "striking parallel" between Rama and terrestrial zoology, according to the Ambassador from Mars?
(a) A desert.
(b) A coral reef.
(c) A beehive.
(d) A termite colony.

14. According to Chapter 24, what is smuggled on board the Endeavour?
(a) Dragonfly.
(b) Parts to make a bicycle.
(c) A recreational vehicle.
(d) A gold metal.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who has a novel idea about how to reach the southern continent?

3. When the explorers cross the Cylindrical Sea, where do they go first?

4. Who is certified to navigate the Cylindrical Sea?

5. What do the Rama Committee members want to find evidence, or lack thereof, on Rama?

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