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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Melanie's diary note about even the transmitter of the telescope that had been damaged?
(a) It was of unknown material.
(b) It was self repairing.
(c) It was huge.
(d) It appeared to be organic.

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

3. What does Hutch believe they need to do to find the Monument Makers?
(a) Create an Oz on the track of the wave.
(b) Broadcast a stellar wide distress call.
(c) Destroy one of the telescopes and force the appearance of a maintenance crew.
(d) Send out a radio beacon using the telescope array in this system.

4. On which moon is there an anomaly?
(a) The smallest.
(b) The farthest away.
(c) The one called Luna.
(d) The one designated asThree-B.

5. What has happened to the crew members?
(a) They escaped in the last shuttle.
(b) They were overcome by an invader.
(c) They were afflicted by a disease.
(d) They are still belted in their seats.

6. What remains of Jake on the planet?
(a) His watch and medallion.
(b) Parts of clothing and equipment.
(c) His pulsar.
(d) Only metallic objects.

7. How does Hutch respond?
(a) She asks who the passenger is?
(b) She aborts the mission.
(c) She responds with a query as to why.
(d) She deletes it and announces they will be leaving in eleven minutes.

8. What message does the Wincklemann get from the Academy while waiting to leave?
(a) All systems go.
(b) Hold position for extra passenger.
(c) Delay till further notice.
(d) Abort mission and return.

9. How long does it take before electronics begin to freeze?
(a) By March 29th.
(b) By April 1st.
(c) By April 2nd.
(d) By March 30th.

10. Who else requires treatment by the ship's physician?
(a) Janet and Frank.
(b) George and Hutch.
(c) Hutch and Janet.
(d) Hutch and Frank.

11. What does Carson ask Truscott to do when she tells the group that she must leave just days before the Ashley Tee is due to arrive?
(a) That she investigate the possibility of ruins first.
(b) That they allow the passengers to vote.
(c) That they be left in a pod until it arrives.
(d) That Melanie just remain a few more days.

12. What message comes from Nok?
(a) David Emory is on his way.
(b) Evacuation is under way.
(c) A call for help.
(d) Another discontinuity is due.

13. What 'insurance' does Hutch take out against their mission being canceled?
(a) She creates a false log.
(b) She lies about the urgency of departure.
(c) She leaves early.
(d) She creates a communication malfunction.

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

15. What does Truscott want to find before any further exploration is done?
(a) A source of fuel.
(b) A source of food.
(c) An orbital space station.
(d) A orbiting satellite.

Short Answer Questions

1. When is Hutch's birthday?

2. Who does Carson ask to remain in the shuttle when they land on Beta Pacifica III?

3. Where does the Catherine Perch find itself approaching on April 11th?

4. How long will the flight take?

5. What does Frank tell Hutch on her birthday?

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