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

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

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

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

5. What does Hutch realize the next morning?
(a) The Alpha shuttle can keep them warm until rescue arrives.
(b) They have no water.
(c) They will run out of food.
(d) They will not make it until rescue arrives.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is on board the Ashley Tee when it leaves to investigate?

2. Who does Hutch meet at Richard's memorial?

3. What does a closer inspection of the telescope they hit reveal?

4. How many crew members does the Ashley Tee have?

5. What ship arrives on April 8th and launches a shuttle to pick them up?

Short Essay Questions

1. What authorization comes with the Ashley Tee, and who else notifies them that they are on the way?

2. After donning Flickinger harnesses, magnetic boots, and arming themselves with pulsars, what discoveries are made inside the space station?

3. What is the Academy's position regarding Richard's death and what course of action do they pursue?

4. What news does the physician aboard the Catherine Perth give Carson and Janet?

5. Who was attacked by the crab like creatures on Beta Pacifica III?

6. What is the outcome of their collision?

7. What is the anomaly on the moon that is designated as Three-B?

8. How do the members of Wincklemann's crew amuse themselves on the long ride to Beta Pacifica?

9. What do the crew of the Catherine Perch note about the planet Beta Pacifica III as they approach it on April 11th?

10. What do Hutch and Frank discover as they dig into the discontinuities further?

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