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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. On which moon is there an anomaly?

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

3. What does Hutch realize about each event of discontinuity?

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

5. What is Maggie worried about?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What kind of structures do the landing party on Beta Pacifica III find that make no sense?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Who were the Quraquat? What kind of race were they judging from the things that have been discovered? What information did the race of beings on Quraquat discover more than once? Why were there more than one continual race of beings on the planet? What was the likely demise of this race? How did they try to avoid this eventuality, and what evidence of this exists?

Essay Topic 2

Who were the Monument Makers? What evidence of their existence is found by those exploring space afterward? What mystery surrounds their existence? What did they look like, and how do those who follow much later come to this conclusion? What similarities were discovered in monuments on Quraquat and on Iapetus? What conclusions were drawn as a result of this discovery?

Essay Topic 3

What is Project Hope? What is the basic plan and how do those in charge believe it can be carried out? What conflict exists between Project Hope and the archaeologists on the planet? Who are the people in charge on each side, and what decisions are made about the timing for this project? Why is this project so important to those on Earth? How long is it likely to take from beginning to end?

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