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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. What was the fake name Thad used to solicit interest in the moon rocks?

2. Thad decided that he could easily ______.

3. Thad began to idolize which person?

4. What is an Extravehicular Mobility Unit?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What was Axel's biggest concern about purchasing moon rocks? What was one of the first things he did about it?

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

8. What is the opening scene of the book?

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

10. What steps did Thad take in reinventing himself?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine Thad's plan to get closer to certain scientists, including Draper. What types of things did Thad do? Outline Thad's specific plan, actions, and activities planned for the co-ops.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Everett Gibson. Who was Gibson? Why was he important? What about Gibson fascinated Thad? Was Thad's adoration misplaced? What was Gibson's opinion of Thad? What was the relationship between Thad and Gibson?

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