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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What political movement does Saskia worry that Michiel is a part of?
(a) Communist.
(b) Fascist.
(c) Democratic.
(d) Federalist.

2. What does T.R. first talk to Rufus about when they meet for the first time?
(a) Meth-gators.
(b) Flooding in Texas.
(c) Whether Rufus has been to a T.R. Mick's gas station?
(d) Shooting feral pigs.

3. What does the Maeslantkering do?
(a) Protects the Netherlands from being flooded by the North Sea.
(b) It is the committee that oversees Dutch royalty protocol.
(c) Monitors the Dutch stock market.
(d) Provides the Netherlands with solar energy.

4. What does Eshma do for Singapore?
(a) She is a land reclamation engineer for Singapore.
(b) She is in charge of climate modeling for Singapore.
(c) She is a diplomat for Singapore
(d) She is in charge of Security for the Singaporean prime minister.

5. For what tribe was Rufus' great-great grandad a slave?
(a) Cherokee Indians
(b) Apache Indians.
(c) Chickasaw Indians.
(d) Mohawk Indians.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Rufus do in the army?

2. What is the Maasvlakte?

3. What is Michiel's former profession?

4. Why can Saskia's plane not land in Houston?

5. What are the nets that are stretched across Flying S Ranch for?

Short Essay Questions

1. In the chapter titled "The Storm," how does a sulfur launch site in Papua seem like an opportunity to Sister Catherine?

2. Why does Rufus call Beau Boskey?

3. In the chapter titled "The Hague," what are the complications of launching sulfur as Alastair explains it?

4. Why is the Brazos River campsite overflowing with people?

5. Why does Rufus go to see Dr. Rutledge?

6. How is it that there is fighting but no guns at the Line of Actual Control?

7. In the chapter titled "The Barracks," How does Laks' fighting crew trap Lan Lu's crew to secure the main levels of the barracks?

8. What does Laks do to earn social credit when he first starts coming to the akhara?

9. Why is Laks politely asked to leave the first akhara he joins?

10. How does Martijn van Dyck manipulate Saskia's words to his political advantage?

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