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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long does it take to recharge before a second jump can be made?
(a) Fourteen hours.
(b) Four hours.
(c) Twenty hours.
(d) Eight hours.

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

3. What date does Harvey establish as the last alignment of the four moons?
(a) 5743 B.C. (two thousand years prior to their arrival).
(b) 5243 B.C. (fifteen hundred years prior to their arrival).
(c) 4743 B.C. (a thousand years prior to their arrival).
(d) 4243 B.C. (five hundred years prior to their arrival).

4. What connection do Frank and Hutch discuss regarding discontinuities?
(a) Their connection to earth.
(b) Their question as to who starts them and when.
(c) Their ability to predict them via moon cycles.
(d) Their connection to the stars.

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

6. What similarity does Hutch grasp about the discontinuities?
(a) They seem to be irregular and unpredictable.
(b) They seem to happen in multiples of eight.
(c) They all make room for new life.
(d) They all happen to viable civilizations.

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

8. What do they find that is priceless?
(a) A collection of consoles.
(b) The computers.
(c) A photograph.
(d) An alphanumeric keyboard.

9. What becomes unstable after collision with it?
(a) Their power plant.
(b) Their communications.
(c) Their hull.
(d) Their demeanors.

10. What does David Emory send in a note addressed to Richard?
(a) More information regarding the discontinuity.
(b) An artifact from Nok.
(c) The discovery of the city of Orikon on Nok.
(d) Questions about the civilization at Quraqua.

11. Why does Carson want to know the last time the four moons were in alignment?
(a) To date the photo they found on the space station.
(b) To determine the effect on the brachyids.
(c) To predict the next alignment.
(d) To understand the eclipse factors.

12. How long will the flight take?
(a) Five weeks and two days.
(b) Four weeks and five days.
(c) Two weeks and five days.
(d) Seven weeks and three days.

13. Who is the first to cross after Hutch secures a cable to the abandoned space station?
(a) Melanie.
(b) George.
(c) Maggie.
(d) Harvey.

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

15. Why are there regulations regarding a transdimentional jump?
(a) To avoid possible backwash.
(b) To monitor flight plans.
(c) To enable control over the flights.
(d) To reduce the number of trips taken.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Henry most interested in?

2. When is Hutch's birthday?

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

4. What is Orikon?

5. What comes out of their mouths and is used in attack?

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