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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who ignores the confirmation Melanie gives to extend their time?
(a) Henry.
(b) Harvey Sills.
(c) Carson.
(d) Ian Helm.

2. Who does Hutch call for help?
(a) Melanie.
(b) Carson.
(c) Richard.
(d) Janet.

3. What are the archaeologists trying to uncover?
(a) The meaning behind the monuments they have found.
(b) The meaning behind Quraqua.
(c) The history of the temples.
(d) The history of the planet.

4. Who were the Scrivners?
(a) Spice merchants.
(b) Those who kept records of everything.
(c) Merchant sailors.
(d) Trade merchants.

5. What is the terraforming project called?
(a) Project Hope.
(b) Project Rebirth.
(c) Project Renewal.
(d) Project Life.

6. Where does everyone gather to ride it out?
(a) The pier.
(b) The Alpha shuttle.
(c) The Lower Temple.
(d) The main diving pool.

7. What is the best scenario the ground crew can reasonably hope for?
(a) To get out alive.
(b) To recover the two chases.
(c) To find something else of equal value.
(d) To dig out the press.

8. What is the name of Quraqua's red sun?
(a) Dellabrick.
(b) Beatrix.
(c) Bellatrix.
(d) Celletrix.

9. When is the Temple of Winds uncovered?
(a) 2302.
(b) 2202.
(c) 2208.
(d) 2242.

10. What does Harvey Sill ask Jake Kraus to do?
(a) Decrease his output.
(b) Quit and come back to Kosmik.
(c) Increase his output.
(d) Drop his snowball into the ocean on Quraqua.

11. What is not accounted for in the calculations for the tsunami after the blast?
(a) The shock waves.
(b) The time of impact.
(c) The strength of the first wave.
(d) The time until tsunami's first wave.

12. How many researchers are currently working in extrasolar stations according to the Boston Globe?
(a) Eighteen hundred.
(b) Eighteen thousand.
(c) Twenty eight hundred.
(d) Eighty thousand.

13. What does Hutch ask Eddie for as they are loading the shuttle?
(a) An amulet they found in the Upper Temple.
(b) A barrel of each of the inert chemicals that create packing foam.
(c) A souvenier of the Seapoint station.
(d) A couple of hours off to watch the beach monkeys.

14. What does Melanie make sure Hutch is aware of?
(a) The entire coastline will be destroyed.
(b) The gravity is too extreme.
(c) The submersible is waiting.
(d) A ring of ice is being employed.

15. When does Hutch return to Earth?
(a) Aug. 3rd.
(b) June 5th.
(c) May 6th.
(d) July 4th.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year does this novel begin?

2. What does no one on board the Wincklemann realize?

3. Which wave that hits is the largest?

4. When do Hutch and Richard arrive at Quraqua?

5. How high is the wave in the deep sea?

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