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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Jimmy trying to land the Dragonfly in order to assure his survival?

2. What do the scavenger biots break down overnight, much to the dismay of Ruby Barnes?

3. Why does Sergeant Barns throw out the Resolution's anchor?

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

5. What happens as Jimmy backs away through the framework?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the first creature that is encountered on Rama.

2. According to Chapter 23, why is Ravi McAndrews considered one of the last people on the Endeavour to normally engage in a technical discussion?

3. Why is "Dragonfly" a good name for Jimmy Pak's sky-bike?

4. What are some of the ways the Commander considered to travel to the South Pole?

5. Why is Chapter 17 entitled "Spring'?

6. Commander Norton speculates about the origin of the lights on Rama. What are some of his theories?

7. Who is the only member of the crew that seems comfortable with the sights now illuminated on Rama?

8. Why did the Commander delay explaining the method they were going to use to Jimmy?

9. Why is it the case that some planets in the solar system are not represented in the United Planets?

10. Explain the supposed similarities between a termite colony and Rama.

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