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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 14, The Old Mimoid.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Snow want to go off the station with Kelvin?
(a) Snow has never been off the station before.
(b) He's worried Kelvin may want to kill himself.
(c) Snow wants to tell Kelvin something in private.
(d) He wants to see the formation for himself.

2. How does Kelvin explain the gaps in Rheya's memory to her?
(a) He doesn't explain.
(b) He says she's not who she thinks she is.
(c) He says she's been sick.
(d) He says she's had a concussion.

3. What are Kelvin's brainwaves recorded onto?
(a) punch cards
(b) metal sheets
(c) magnetic tape
(d) film

4. Whose expedition was Berton on?
(a) Fechner's
(b) Shannahan's
(c) Ottenskjöld's
(d) Gibarian's

5. What experiment does Sartorius want to perform?
(a) broadcast a scientist's brain waves to the ocean
(b) submerge a machine that transmits brain activity in real-time
(c) submerge a radiation-emitting machine to kill the ocean
(d) broadcast a message using binary code to the ocean

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Rheya go while Kelvin's brainwaves are being recorded?

2. Why does Rheya try to kill herself?

3. What does Kelvin think of Berton's account?

4. Who does Kelvin see in the hall on the way to his appointment with Snow?

5. How long will it take to receive a reply from Earth?

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