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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. Thad was assigned to which building?

2. What is an Extravehicular Mobility Unit?

3. What was the name of the restaurant with bad food?

4. What was Gibson's first name?

5. In what year did Thad return to JSC?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the events at Galveston Bay. How did Thad and Rebecca relate?

2. Explain Thad's life with Sonya at this point.

3. Who was the recipient of Thad's email seeking a buyer?

4. Who did Axel contact about the email?

5. What were the conditions under which Thad was permitted to remain in his parents' house?

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

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

8. How did Gordon become involved in Thad's plan? What was Gordon's opinion on Thad's plan?

9. What attributes helped Thad to get a job in the Lunar Lab with Dr. Cooper?

10. How did Thad's relationship with Sonya alienate his parents?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the FBI sting involving Axel Emmermann. How did Axel become involved? Why did Axel contact the FBI? What was the opinion of Axel's wife, Christel? What was Axel's opinion on the proposed heist? How did Axel feel about the crime to be committed? What was Axel's reward for participating in the sting?

Essay Topic 2

The author uses several examples of flashback in the book. Give at least three examples of this technique, how they were used and the effectiveness of each.

Essay Topic 3

Examine how the heist affected Everett Gibson. Why was Gibson so distraught? What loss did Gibson suffer? Were the items ever recovered? How did Thad feel about Gibson's grief? How was Thad responsible? What do you think happened to the items? Would Gibson recover? Explain.

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