2. What is Maggie's priority on the space station?
(a) Collecting symbols.
(b) Being the first.
(c) Establishing age.
(d) Establishing power.

3. What does Melanie give the crew of the Wincklemann?
(a) The offer of a ride back to Earth.
(b) A shuttle, a pilot and thirty six hours to examine Beta Pacifica III.
(c) Enough food and supplies to last a week.
(d) A technician to help them repair their ship.

4. What does Melanie reveal to them when they disclose how they crashed on arrival?
(a) That there are eight such telescopes in an array in the same orbit.
(b) That she heard their transmission right away.
(c) That the black disk 'telescopes' are common knowledge.
(d) That she monitored their mission from the start.

5. How large is it?
(a) 2,300 km in diameter.
(b) 23,000 km in diameter.
(c) 230,000 km in diameter.
(d) 230 km in diameter.

6. How long will it be before the Ashley Tee arrives?
(a) Twelve days.
(b) Fourteen days.
(c) Thirteen days.
(d) Eleven days.

7. How many people gather for the memorial held for Jake, George and Maggie?
(a) Seventy.
(b) Ninety.
(c) Sixty.
(d) Eighty.

8. When is Hutch's birthday?
(a) February 1st.
(b) March 1st.
(c) May 1st.
(d) April 1st.

9. How many days are spent exploring the Oz before leaving?
(a) One.
(b) Three.
(c) Four.
(d) Two.

10. What ship arrives on April 8th and launches a shuttle to pick them up?
(a) The Atlantis.
(b) The Nok Navigator.
(c) The Catherine Perth.
(d) The Ashley Tee.

11. What revelation do these calculations lead Frank to?
(a) The discontinuities are done.
(b) The discontinuities are all eight thousand years apart.
(c) Another alignment is due soon.
(d) Another alignment is not due for several hundred years.

12. What treatment must a physician administer to enable this guide to return?
(a) First aid.
(b) Sauve.
(c) Blood pressure medication.
(d) Tranquilizers.

13. What is Henry most interested in?
(a) Writing his memoirs.
(b) Making new friends.
(c) Retiring in peace.
(d) Documenting his travels.

14. What kind of creature do they encounter on the planet?
(a) Something similar to a rat.
(b) Something similar to a crab.
(c) Something similar to a cockroach.
(d) Something similar to a deer.

15. At what level of advancement is the technology on the space station?
(a) Primitive.
(b) Unrecognizable.
(c) Overly advanced.
(d) Beyond their capabilities.