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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the first to jump?

2. What item did Thad find and return?

3. Which word best describes Thad's mood upon accomplishing his task?

4. What was Sandra's job position?

5. One of the co-ops complained about the temperature at base camp, which was ____ degrees below zero.

Short Essay Questions

1. The author uses foreshadowing to predict Thad's downfall. What did the author suggest?

2. What is the basic premise of "Sex on the Moon" by Ben Mezrich?

3. What was Thad's daring plan? What was Helms' warning?

4. Who did Axel contact about the email?

5. How did Thad react when he received a reply to his email?

6. Who is Gordon? How did he and Thad meet?

7. How did Thad view the Lunar Lab and its contents?

8. What did Thad think about while working? What were Thad's thoughts on museum items?

9. What was the next step after the FBI became involved? What did Axel realize?

10. Explain Thad's application to NBL, his competition and how he got the job.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the plan to steal the moon rocks. How did Thad create and execute the plan? Was it more or less difficult than Thad had imagined? What mistakes did Thad make during the crime? What caused Thad to get caught? What could Thad have done differently? Is there any way Thad could have gotten away with it? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

Examine the relationship between Thad and Rebecca. How did it start? What attracted Thad to Rebecca? How did Rebecca react to Thad? When did the pair start a relationship? What prompted the relationship? How did Rebecca support Thad's plan? What happened to the relationship?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Thad's upbringing in the Mormon culture. Why was it different than the upbringing of some of Thad's peers? What other person in the book was Mormon? What obstacle threatened Thad's Mormon faith?

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