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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. What does the computer tell them about the black dish they passed through?
(a) It has always been pointed in the same direction.
(b) In 10,000 B.C. it would have been pointed at the Lesser Magellanic Cloud.
(c) It has an on board system of some kind.
(d) It has likely been there for many years.

2. What observation does Maggie make?
(a) That four people could make it, not five.
(b) That they are going further away all the time.
(c) That they will all likely die.
(d) That the situation is hopeless.

3. What is Maggie worried about?
(a) Being able to get there, investigate and leave undetected.
(b) Losing another team member.
(c) Leaving without her luggage.
(d) Ignoring the message to abort.

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

5. What ship arrives on April 8th and launches a shuttle to pick them up?
(a) The Ashley Tee.
(b) The Catherine Perth.
(c) The Nok Navigator.
(d) The Atlantis.

Short Answer Questions

1. What revelation do these calculations lead Frank to?

2. What does the anomaly look like?

3. How many moons are in orbit around Beta Pac III?

4. What does Truscott want to find before any further exploration is done?

5. What system does Hutch calculate in on the path of the wave?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What do the various team members from Quraqua do back on Earth?

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

4. What events transpire as a result of Maggie's comment?

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

6. What surprises the Wincklemann when they drop out of their transdimentional jump?

7. What is Captain Morris's biggest concern as he watches Maggie's body being recovered from a close circuit camera with Melanie?

8. What revelation does Hutch have that she wakes Carson to share with him?

9. When are they rescued, by whom and what do they learn about the object that caused their crash?

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

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