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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. By this time in the story, what is Jason doing?
(a) He quit his position in his father's company and moved to Tahiti.
(b) He is dead.
(c) He is just days away from death.
(d) He is the public face of Perihelion and its colonization project.

2. Where is the drug from that Tyler uses?
(a) France.
(b) Mars.
(c) Mercury.
(d) China.

3. What does it appear that Jason has?
(a) Multiple Sclerosis.
(b) A brain tumor.
(c) TB.
(d) ALS.

4. Where is Diane living?
(a) In New Zealand.
(b) With her husband.
(c) With her dad.
(d) With religious zealots.

5. Where do Tyler, Jason and Diane meet together again?
(a) At an economic summit.
(b) At a summer house in the Berkshires.
(c) At a space summit.
(d) At a political rally when Tyler is running for President.

6. Who calls Tyler in March?
(a) E.D.
(b) Diane.
(c) Simon.
(d) Carol.

7. What is ready in early winter?
(a) A new form of terraforming.
(b) The new Olympic ski slope.
(c) A space ship for intergalaxy travel.
(d) Seed capsules are ready to be sent from launch pads.

8. What were two causes of the failure of the NK movement?
(a) Lack of finances and bad investments.
(b) The land was not arable and the water source dried up.
(c) In-fighting and cop harrassment.
(d) AIDS and drug abuse among the followers.

9. Why does Diane leave the hotel?
(a) To find some cocaine to relieve Tyler's pain.
(b) To buy groceries.
(c) To find a contact to help them.
(d) She and Tyler argue.

10. Who is Simon?
(a) Jason's business partner.
(b) Tyler's cousin.
(c) The car mechanic.
(d) Diane's lover.

11. Where are Tyler and Diane waiting for Jason?
(a) In Washington, D.C.
(b) At Perihelion headquarters.
(c) At a motel in Cocoa Beach.
(d) At Jason's home.

12. What path does Tyler choose?
(a) To travel with the people colonizing Mars.
(b) To become a Catholic priest.
(c) To become a doctor.
(d) To go into politics.

13. How much has the universe outside of Spin aged over the last five years?
(a) The universe outside of Spin no longer exists.
(b) Not at all.
(c) Over five hundred million years.
(d) Five years.

14. What happened to Tyler's Mom?
(a) She is lost in Africa somewhere.
(b) She is killed in a plane crash.
(c) She suffers a major stroke.
(d) She has an auto accident.

15. Where does Tyler go?
(a) To the site of the plane crash.
(b) To Africa.
(c) To George Washington University Hospital.
(d) To Mars.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Jason, Tyler and Diane do that evening?

2. What overwhelms Tyler?

3. Who is Jala's ex-wife?

4. What does Carol say Belinda was?

5. What does Jason ask of Tyler?

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