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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. Why is Jake reluctant to do as Harvey asks?
(a) It has to be smaller to work.
(b) It is too early.
(c) Its size will cause tsunami like forces.
(d) He is unwilling to waste the water.

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

3. What is the name of the city Richard and Hutch explore from the Alpha shuttle first?
(a) Azure.
(b) Oz.
(c) Rosetta.
(d) Moonrise.

4. What does George discover in the Lower Temple?
(a) A community room.
(b) A printing press.
(c) An inscription.
(d) A chapel.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is surprising about the figure Harry discovers in the friezes on the Temple?

2. In what year does this novel begin?

3. Who does Hutch call for help?

4. What damage does the third wave do?

5. What does Harvey Sill ask Jake Kraus to do?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Cal make the decision to marry someone else although it is clear he still has deep feelings for Hutch?

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

3. What is the basic point of the myth told in the friezes?

4. What is the purpose behind Harvey Sill wanting to drop one of the snowballs into the Southern Sea known as the Yakata while the scientists are still working in the Lower Temple?

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

6. Who does Janet run into as she is leaving her quarters with her baggage and what does she remember of the incident?

7. What is Maggie doing on board the Wincklemann?

8. How long has the mission on Quraqua been in progress and what are Henry and his team hoping to accomplish?

9. What issue does the Boston Globe bemoan?

10. What is the end result of Maggie's push to recover the two chases at all costs?

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