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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 do they discover is the real problem beyond being unable to fire the Hazeltine engines?
(a) It is getting cold.
(b) They will require parts.
(c) They have a minimal amount of food.
(d) They are sitting ducks.

2. Who is on board the Ashley Tee when it leaves to investigate?
(a) Janet and Hutch.
(b) Terry and Janet.
(c) Hutch and Terry.
(d) Hutch and Frank.

3. How many members does Hutch manage to get aboard the shuttle?
(a) Two.
(b) Four.
(c) One.
(d) Three.

4. When a space station is found, what do they see?
(a) Lights are on and the orbit is steady.
(b) The orbit is decaying and the shuttle is damaged.
(c) The orbit is decaying and it is smaller than Kosmik.
(d) Open hatches, and two sets of characters on the hull.

5. Of the team exploring, who is first attacked?
(a) Hutch.
(b) Frank.
(c) Janet.
(d) Maggie.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Henry most interested in?

2. What becomes unstable after collision with it?

3. How long does it take before electronics begin to freeze?

4. What is the purpose of the mission led by Harvey Sills?

5. Who is the first to cross after Hutch secures a cable to the abandoned space station?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who leaves to pursue the premise that Hutch has outlined, and where to they go?

2. How does Harvey and his recovery team manage to locate Maggie to bring her back?

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

4. What callous comment does Maggie make that reminds Hutch of all the reasons that her guard is up around Maggie?

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

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

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 does Hutch realize that makes the sacrifice of a crew member unnecessary?

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 does Hutch believe they have to do in order to discover the truth behind what is going on?

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