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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. Why were there many photographs taken of New York?
(a) To look at the images for missed patterns.
(b) To make a jigsaw puzzle.
(c) To prove the team visited New York.
(d) To use to construct an accurate scale model of the city.

2. 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.

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

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

5. Who is in charge of the Endeavour while Norton receives the Triple-A message?
(a) Jimmy Pak.
(b) Laura Ernst.
(c) Ruby Barnes.
(d) Bill Norton.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to the Ambassador from Mercury, what did everyone fail to consider about Rama?

3. Where do the pieces of Jimmy's sky-bike end up?

4. According to Chapter 18, how many "linear suns" switched on?

5. What is more disconcerting to Norton while in New York as compared to the plains of Rama?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why are Hermians compared to Spartans?

4. Why is Jimmy Pak able to remain calm as he struggles to land the sky-bike?

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

6. How is it possible that the spider-like creature sneaks up on Norton, Rodrigo, Calvert, and Ernst while they are watching the evening news telecast?

7. Why does Norton order the Revolution to return to shore as quickly as possible after seeing the giant starfish?

8. Why does the exobiologist, Dr. Perera, feel mortified at the beginning of Chapter 19?

9. How does Commander Norton feel about Boris Rodrigo's request to send a priority message to the Mother Church?

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

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