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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. According to Chapter 18, how many "linear suns" switched on?
(a) Six.
(b) Four.
(c) Eight.
(d) Three.
2. What do the Rama Committee members want to find evidence, or lack thereof, on Rama?
(a) Intelligence.
(b) Life.
(c) Natural resources.
(d) Propulsion.
3. Dr. Ernst cautioned Jimmy Pak to avoid something while on the trip with Dragonfly. What?
(a) Avoid overexertion.
(b) Avoid getting a sunburn.
(c) Avoid getting hungry.
(d) Avoid crashing.
4. Who wants to examine the spider-like creature?
(a) Calvert.
(b) Ernst.
(c) Rodrigo.
(d) Norton.
5. What catches Jimmy's eye amongst the trellis of wires and rods?
(a) A speck of color.
(b) A butterfly.
(c) A snake.
(d) A sheath of feathers.
Short Answer Questions
1. Why does Sergeant Barns throw out the Resolution's anchor?
2. According to the Ambassador from Mercury, what is stored in a central information bank within Rama?
3. What knocks over the equipment left behind at evacuation from hurricanes?
4. What is a sticky-bomb?
5. When explorers return after 48 hours, what surprise awaits on Rama?
Short Essay Questions
1. Commander Norton speculates about the origin of the lights on Rama. What are some of his theories?
2. Why is "Dragonfly" a good name for Jimmy Pak's sky-bike?
3. Why is it the case that some planets in the solar system are not represented in the United Planets?
4. Why does the exobiologist, Dr. Perera, feel mortified at the beginning of Chapter 19?
5. Why is Chapter 17 entitled "Spring'?
6. Why did the Commander delay explaining the method they were going to use to Jimmy?
7. Why are Hermians compared to Spartans?
8. Describe the flower that Jimmy Pak finds on Rama.
9. What are some of the ways the Commander considered to travel to the South Pole?
10. Why did Jimmy Pak approach the crab-like creature?
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