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

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

3. What is Kosmik Station?
(a) The orbiter around Bellatrix V.
(b) The orbiter around Quraqua from which Melanie rules.
(c) The orbiter around Pinnacle.
(d) The float pier.

4. How long does it take to get to Quraqua?
(a) Ten weeks.
(b) Twenty weeks.
(c) Fifteen days.
(d) Twenty five days.

5. Who is brought to the Wincklemann by Hutch in the next load?
(a) Andi, Linda and Art.
(b) Linda, Tommy and Tri.
(c) Tommy, Art and Andi.
(d) Andi, Tri, and Art

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hutch ask Eddie for as they are loading the shuttle?

2. How long has Melanie been in orbit around Quraqua?

3. What strength will the earthquakes that follow the explosions be?

4. What is the Kosmik lacking as a space station?

5. How long after the first detonation is it before the ice pack explodes?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Caseway unwilling to postpone Project Hope even for a little while?

2. Why does Hutch bother to call the Kosmik and warn them that they might have a problem?

3. What does Melanie do that is uncharacteristic for her, and why doesn't it help anyway?

4. What does Henry immediately realize about the tidal wave announcement that Melanie calls him with?

5. What events conspire against Hutch, slowing down her return to the surface one last time?

6. When Henry finds out about the coming tidal wave, what are his first priorities?

7. What questions does Hutch have about the snowball dropped on them by Melanie?

8. What is the basic topography of Quraqua?

9. What was particularly odd about the structures created in Oz?

10. What does Richard ask of Hutch that exasperates her?

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